By; Our Reporter
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda-IRCU has turned down an invitation that requested for their views on the proposed Age Limit Bill by the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of parliament.
They have now joined the Makerere University Law Dons and former Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi who wrote to the committee declining to appear as requested.
Instead, they have written back to the committee advising that members make use of a press release issued on September 12, and a petition to the Speaker of Parliament dated September 18 to form an opinion on the proposed amendment.
The two documents were signed by seven religious leaders who include the Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stanley Ntagali, the Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Archbishop of the Orthodox Church and Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga.
In the petition, the Council called for a Referendum before any amendment to Article 102 (b) of the constitution. The religious leaders argued that the age limit debate goes beyond partisan politics and citizens with divergent views must be listened to before any amendments are considered.
Meanwhile the Opposition Political Parties Democratic Party (DP), Conservative Party (CP), Justice Forum (JEEMA) and others that shunned the committee last Thursday have now written through the leader of opposition in parliament Winfred Kizza requesting to appear before the committee tomorrow November 7th and Kizza in a special way on Thursday this week.
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