Police battle Makerere students over age limit demo
Sep 21, 2017
Police fired teargas to disperse students who had started blocking roads and chanting anti-age limit removal slogans.
Police on Thursday blocked a demonstration by Makerere University students over age limit removal.
Police fired teargas to disperse students who had started blocking roads and chanting anti-age limit removal slogans.
Police have banned a protest set for Thursday when lawmakers debate plans to scrap a presidential age limit.
Some of the students arrested in a protest.
A ruling party lawmaker is expected to put forward a bill to amend a constitutional provision that states the president must be between 35 and 75 years old.
Police chief Kale Kayihura said in a statement that a planned protest was intended to cause "violence and mayhem" and urged demonstrators to use "indoor meetings" to express their opinion.