Chapter Eleven
Local Government.
Principles and structures of local government.
176. Local government system.
(1) The system of local government in Uganda shall be based on the
district as a unit under which there shall be such lower local governments and
administrative units as Parliament may by law provide.
(2) The following principles shall apply to the local government
system—
(a) the system shall be such as to ensure that functions, powers and
responsibilities are devolved and transferred from the
Government to local government units in a coordinated manner;
(b) decentralisation shall be a principle applying to all levels of local
government and, in particular, from higher to lower local
government units to ensure peoples’ participation and democratic
control in decision making;
(c) the system shall be such as to ensure the full realisation of
democratic governance at all local government levels;
(d) there shall be established for each local government unit a sound
financial base with reliable sources of revenue;
(e) appropriate measures shall be taken to enable local government
units to plan, initiate and execute policies in respect of all matters
affecting the people within their jurisdictions;
(f) persons in the service of local government shall be employed by
the local governments; and
(g) the local governments shall oversee the performance of persons
employed by the Government to provide services in their areas
and to monitor the provision of Government services or the
implementation of projects in their areas.
(3) The system of local government shall be based on democratically
elected councils on the basis of universal adult suffrage in accordance with
article 181(4) of this Constitution.
177. Districts of Uganda.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, for the purposes of