Chapter 11
Local Government
Districts, local councils, and how local government is run and paid for.
This is the official English text as consolidated on 31 December 2023. The English text is the law.
Principles and structures of local government
- Article 176Local government system
- Article 177Districts of Uganda
- Article 178Regional governments
- Article 178AGrants for districts not forming regional governments
- Article 179Boundaries of local government units
- Article 180Local government councils
- Article 181Elections of local government councils
- Article 182Revocation of mandate
- Article 183District chairperson
- Article 184Speaker of a district council
- Article 185Removal of a district chairperson and speaker
- Article 186District executive committee
- Article 187Vacation of office of member of district executive committee
- Article 188Chief and deputy chief administrative officer
- Article 189Functions of the Government and district councils
Finances of local governments
- Article 190Planning
- Article 191Power to levy and appropriate taxes
- Article 192Collection of taxes by local governments
- Article 193Grants to local governments
- Article 194Local Government Finance Commission
- Article 195Loans and grants
- Article 196Accountability
- Article 197Financial autonomy of urban authorities
District service commissions
General
- Article 201Exercise of administrative functions
- Article 202Takeover of district administration by the President
- Article 203Resident district commissioner
- Article 204Terms and conditions of service
- Article 205Prohibition of holding political offices concurrently
- Article 206Parliament to make laws regarding local government
- Article 207Interpretation