local government, Uganda shall be divided into the districts referred to in
article 5(2) of this Constitution.
(2) The districts referred to in clause (1) of this article shall be taken
to have been divided into the lower local government units which existed
immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution.
178. Cooperation among districts.
(1) Two or more districts shall be free to cooperate in the areas of
culture and development as set out in the Fifth Schedule to this Constitution
and may, for that purpose, form and support councils, trust funds or
secretariats, subject to the following—
(a) such cooperation shall conform to the democratic principles
enshrined in this Constitution;
(b) the councils, trust funds or secretariats so formed shall not have
power to levy taxes; but Parliament may make provision enabling
them to raise funds in addition to funds made available to them
by the cooperating districts;
(c) the terms and conditions of the cooperation shall be embodied in
a charter signed by the consenting districts and deposited with the
Speaker of Parliament; and
(d) the councils, trust funds or secretariats formed under this article
shall have power to make rules, regulations and bye-laws in
relation to the functions assigned to them; except that such rules,
regulations and bye-laws shall not be inconsistent with the
provisions of this Constitution or any existing law and shall not
be effective unless ratified by the district councils of the
cooperating districts.
(2) The councils, trust funds or secretariats formed under this article
shall be bodies corporate with powers to sue and be sued.
(3) Subject to clause (1) of this article and to the provisions of this
Constitution, the districts of Buganda as specified in the First Schedule to this
Constitution shall be deemed to have agreed to cooperate on the coming into
force of this Constitution.
(4)
Any district may withdraw from cooperation under this article
(a)
a resolution is passed by the district council of the district in
if—