Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995
Sovereignty of the people.
Status: in_forceRetrieved: 2026-08-17T14:15:14.334813+00:00Release: constitutions-global-20260821-v2
(1) All power belongs to the people who shall exercise their
sovereignty in accordance with this Constitution.
(2) Without limiting the effect of clause (1) of this article, all
authority in the State emanates from the people of Uganda; and the people
shall be governed through their will and consent.
(3) All power and authority of Government and its organs derive from
this Constitution, which in turn derives its authority from the people who
consent to be governed in accordance with this Constitution.
(4) The people shall express their will and consent on who shall
govern them and how they should be governed, through regular, free and fair
elections of their representatives or through referenda.
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