Majority Ugandans want presidential age and term limits reinstated, a survey by a research organization has revealed as reported by Ugandan news website Monitor.
Out of 2,400 adult respondents sampled from 119 districts, 71 per cent supported the return of term limits, and 80 percent want both the minimum and maximum age limits reinstated, both as building blocks of democracy.
“A majority of Ugandans remain supportive of these limits on the executive,” the report by Hatchile Consult suggests.
Ugandans next election is scheduled for 2026 but it’s unclear whether 79-year-old President Museveni will be seeking a seventh 5-year term or not.
Presidential term and age limits were expunged from the Constitution in 2005 and 2017 respectively.
Political activists and opposition politicians have since pushed for their restoration, alongside multiple electoral reforms they hope can improve governance.