Chapter Eleven
Local Government.
1.
Local Government. (Articles 176 and 177)
(1)
The local government system shall be based on the district as a unit under
which there shall be local governments and administrative units as Parliament may
provide.
For purposes of this chapter reference to a local government includes—
(a)
a district council;
(b)
an urban council;
(c)
a sub county council; or
(d)
any other unit specified by law to replace any of the councils mentioned
above.
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
The following principles shall apply to the local government system—
the system shall ensure that functions and responsibilities are transferred
from the central government to local government units in a coordinated
manner;
decentralisation shall be a principle applying to all levels of local
governments;
the system shall ensure full realisation of democratic governance at all
local government levels;
establishment for each local government unit a sound financial base with
reliable sources of revenue;
appropriate measures shall be taken to enable local government units to
plan, initiate and carry out policies on matters within their powers;
persons in the service of the local government shall be employed by the
local governments; and
the local governments shall oversee and monitor persons employed by the
Government, to provide services in their areas.
(3)
The system of local governments shall be based on democratically elected
councils on the basis of universal adult suffrage.
(4)
Uganda shall be divided into districts which shall in turn be divided into
lower local government units (municipality, town, division and sub county councils).
2.
Regional governments. (Article 178 and Fifth Schedule of the Constitution)
(1)
Two or more districts may cooperate to form a regional government.
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