Chapter Three
Citizenship.
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Citizens of Uganda. (Article 9)
Every person who, on the coming into force of the consitution (8th October 1995), is a
citizen of Uganda shall continue to be a citizen.
Citizenship can be acquired in three ways—
(a)
by birth;
(b)
by registration;
(c)
by naturalisation, as Parliament may by law provide.
2.
Citizen by birth. (Articles 10 and 11(1))
A citizen by birth is —
(a)
every person born in Uganda one of whose parents or grandparents is or
was a member of any of the communities within the borders of Uganda as on
first day of February 1926;
(b)
every person born in or outside Uganda one of whose parents or
grandparents was at the time of birth of that person a citizen of Uganda by
birth;
(c)
a child of not more than five years of age found in Uganda, whose parents are
not known.
3.
Citizenship by registration. (Articles 11(2) and 12)
(1)
Every person born in Uganda and who has lived continuously in Uganda since
independence (9th October 1962), whose parents or grandparents were not refugees or
diplomats at the time of his or her birth can apply to be registered as a citizen of Uganda.
(2)
Uganda—
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The following persons shall, upon application, be registered as citizens of
every person married to a Ugandan citizen upon proof of a legal and existing
marriage of three years or such other period provided by Parliament;
every person who has lawfully and freely moved to and has been living in
Uganda for at least ten years or other period provided by Parliament;
every person who, on the coming into force of the Constitution (8th October
1995), has lived in Uganda for at least twenty years;
a child under the age of eighteen years neither of whose parents is a citizen of
Uganda, who is adopted by a citizen of Uganda.
(3)
A person who has been registered as a citizen of Uganda through marriage
shall continue to be a citizen even where his or her marriage has ended or been declared
invalid by a court of law.
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