Article 1
Sovereignty of the people
This is the official English text as consolidated on 31 December 2023. The English text is the law.
All power belongs to the people who shall exercise their sovereignty in accordance with this Constitution.
Without limiting the effect of clause (1) of this Article, all authority in the State emanates from the people of Uganda; and the people shall be governed through their will and consent.
All power and authority of Government and its organs derive from this Constitution, which in turn derives its authority from the people who consent to be governed in accordance with this Constitution.
The people shall express their will and consent on who shall govern them and how they should be governed, through regular, free and fair elections of their representatives or through referenda.