Igara West MP, Raphael Magyezi, the mover of the controversial Constitution Amendment Bill (No2) 2017 which later culminated into law has spoken out on the Constitutional Court ruling that upheld removal of age limit and quashed the 2-year extension of MP’s tenure.
“I am happy with the court ruling, particularly the fact that they have upheld the decision taken by Parliament to remove age limit on the office of the president and district Chairperson,” Magyezi said.
He added: “I personally would have liked to see a decision permitting of the term of Parliament and LCs extended to seven years for practical reasons, mostly because we would spend less money on elections, we make savings as a country, but it also gives us time to focus on our legislative work, other than running up and down on elections. To me, that was a key judgment which may have not been captured fully in the presentation in court.”
