The month of October is the month in which the Constitution of Uganda was promulgated and adopted. With the recent uproar on proposed changes to the Constitution, wouldn’t it be good if we got to know what the Constitution actually says? With this idea in mind, starting today, we will be putting up one post a day on particular Articles of the Constitution with the aim of going through the entire Constitution by the end of October. Lets all get to know more about the main/ parent law of Uganda.
HOW THE CONSTITUTION CAME INTO BEING ?.
Between 1971 when President Idi Amin took over power and 1995 there was no substantive Constitution in force in Uganda.
A Constitution was finally commencedon 8th October 1995, just before the 9th of October, a day which marks the independence of Uganda. The Making of this Constitution can be traced back to 1988 when the NRC (National Resistance Council) (which then acted as a legislature for the country) passed a Constitutional Commission Statute. The Constitutional Commission run by 21 Commissioners was largely responsible for the research, consultations and considerations that went into making a draft Constitution. In December 1993, the Commission presented a draft Constitution to be considered.
WHY CONSTITUTION MONTH MATTERS ?
To us, the month of October is CONSTITUTION MONTH and we wish to present you with a post every day of October sharing knowledge of the Constitution.
Join us and share with your friends and colleagues about the Constitution that governs the lives of all people in Uganda whether Ugandan or not. Let us discuss and learn together for the sake of us and our children to come.
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