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Museveni signs referendum bill amid public "outrage"

    NAIROBI
    Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday signed into law the Referendum Bill, prompting harsh criticism from advocates of a multiparty system, news agencies said. The independent 'Monitor' newspaper said "outrage" and "protests" followed the signing of the bill because of a "lack of quorum" when it was passed in parliament on Thursday. The bill is designed to pave the way for a referendum, to be held next year, which will give Ugandans a choice of either returning to party politics or retaining the present "movement" system. Some members of parliament who support a multi-party system boycotted Thursday's session, saying voting on "fundamental rights infringed on the UN and OAU charters on human rights," the newspaper said.

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