observance is interrupted by a government established by the force of arms;
and in any case, as soon as the people recover their liberty, its observance
shall be reestablished and all persons who have taken part in any rebellion or
other activity which resulted in the interruption of the observance shall be
tried in accordance with this Constitution and other laws consistent with it.
(4)
(a)
(b)
All citizens of Uganda shall have the right and duty at all times—
to defend this Constitution and, in particular, to resist any person
or group of persons seeking to overthrow the established
constitutional order; and
to do all in their power to restore this Constitution after it has
been suspended, overthrown, abrogated or amended contrary to
its provisions.
(5) Any person or group of persons who, as required by clause (4) of
this article, resists the suspension, overthrow, abrogation or amendment of
this Constitution commits no offence.
(6) Where a person referred to in clause (5) of this article is punished
for any act done under that clause, the punishment shall, on the restoration of
this Constitution, be considered void from the time it was imposed, and that
person shall be taken to be absolved from all liabilities arising out of the
punishment.
4.
Promotion of public awareness of the Constitution.
The State shall promote public awareness of this Constitution by—
(a) translating it into Ugandan languages and disseminating it as
widely as possible; and
(b) providing for the teaching of the Constitution in all educational
institutions and armed forces training institutions and regularly
transmitting and publishing programmes through the media
generally.