Court to hear Uganda presidential age petition

A court in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale is due to hear a petition challenging a constitutional amendment to remove the presidential age limit.
A panel of five judges led by the deputy chief justice will hear the case.
The petitioners want the court to declare the age limit removal unlawful since security personnel invaded parliamentary chambers as lawmakers debated the amendment.
They're also questioning whether the process leading to the passing of the bill was lawful.
The law, which was passed in December, removed the age restriction on the Ugandan presidency, which said anyone over 75 years of age couldn't run for president.
It was met with resistance from various sections of the public including the opposition who says it paves the way for the current president, 73-year-old Yoweri Museveni, to stand for a sixth term.