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Constitution

1. Name
2. Emblem
3. Flag
4. Aims and objectives
5. Membership of Party
6. The Annual Delegates Conference
7. Duties of the Annual Delegates Conference
8. The National Council
9. Duties of the National Council
10. The Central Executive Committee
11. Functions of the Central Committee
12. Branch Organisation of the Party
13. The Party Committees
14. Disciplinary Committee
15. Party Funds
16. Meetings of the Party
17. Quorum
18. Appointment of Headquarters Staff
19. Composition of the District party
20. Appointment of Parliamentary Constituency Staff
21. Conditions of Service of Staff
22. Constituency Party Organisations
23. The Parliamentary Constituency
24. The Parliamentary Constituency Conference
25. The Duties of Parliamentary Constituency Conference
26. The Parliamentary Constituency Executive Composition
27. Duties of the Parliamentary Constituency Executive Committee
28. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL

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COMMISSION

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UGANDA PEOPLES CONGRESS (U.P.C.)

1. Name

The name of the Party shall be "The Uganda People's Congress (U.P.C.) referred to in this Constitution as "the Party".

2. Emblem

The Emblem of the Party shall be "the Open Hand" (for Peace, Unity and Justice).

3. Flag

1. There shall be the flag of the Party of tricolour:
   Black (for African Personality),
   Red (for human equality and Brotherhood) and
   Blue (for Peace and Justice).
2. (2) The Party tricolour flag shall be in horizontal form with Black on top, Red in the middle, followed by the Blue.

4. Aims and objectives

1. To build the Republic of Uganda as one country with one people, one Parliament and one Government.
2. To defend the Independence and Sovereignty of Uganda and maintain peace and tranquility, and to preserve the Republican Constitution of Uganda.
3. To organise the Party to enable the people to participate in framing the destiny of our Country.
4. To fight relentlessly against Poverty, Ignorance, Disease, Colonialism, Neo-Colonialism, Imperialism and Apartheid.
5. To plan Uganda's Economic Development in such a way that the Government, through Parastatal Bodies, the Co-operative Movements, Private Companies, Individuals in Industry, commerce and Agriculture, will effectively contribute to increased production to raise the standard of living in the Country.
6. To protect without discrimination based on race, colour, sex or religion every person lawfully living in Uganda and enable him to enjoy the fundamental rights and freedom of the individual, that is to say:
1. Life, Liberty, Security of person and Protection of the law;
2. Freedom of Conscience, of expression and association;
3. Protection of Privacy of his home, property and from deprivation of property without compensation.
7. To ensure that no citizen of Uganda will enjoy any special privilege, status or title by virtue of birth, descent or heredity;
8. To ensure that in the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms no person shall be allowed to prejudice the right and freedom of others and the interests of the state;
9. To support organisations, whether international or otherwise, whose aims, objects and aspirations are consistent with those of the Party;
10. To do such other things that are necessary for the achievement of the aims, objects and aspirations of the Party.

5. Membership of Party

The Membership of the Party shall be open to any citizen of Uganda who:

1. accepts the Aims and Objects of the Party; and
2. is of the age of 18 or over; and
3. is not a member of any other Political Party; and
4. does not support tribalism and parochialism; and
5. has paid admission fee and membership dues as prescribed by the National Council.

6. The Annual Delegates Conference

There shall be an Annual Delegate Conference which shall be the Supreme Authority of the Party and shall be composed of the following:

1. The Members of the National Council.
2. The Members per Parliamentary Constituency, elected by the Parliamentary Constituency Conference annually.

7. Duties of the Annual Delegates Conference

1. The Annual Delegate Conference shall lay down the broad basic policy of the Party;
2. The Annual Delegates Conference shall enact or amend the Constitution of the Party;
3. The Annual Delegates Conference shall be the sole body to elect President of the Party.
4. The President shall immediately after his election,appoint a Vice-President, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer,Secretary-General, Assistant Secretary-General and National Chairman and National Vice-Chairman, all of whom shall be members of the Central Executive Committee. The President shall have powers to dismiss or replace any of the members so appointed by him.
5. The President shall hold office for a term of seven years.
6. The President shall relinquish office on being voted out by a resolution supported by two-thirds majority at the Annual Delegates Conference. The motion for the resolution must be signed by at least one-half of the members of the National Council;
7. A President removed under Article 7(6) shall not be eligible for re-election;
8. The Annual Delegates Conference shall consider reports from the President on matters affecting the Party and the Country.
9. To elect a new President in case of death, resignation or retirement while in office.

8. The National Council

There shall be the National Council of the Party, which shall be composed as follows:

1. Members of the Central Executive Committee,
2. One Member per Parliamentary Constituency to be elected by the Parliamentary Constituency Executive Committee.

9. Duties of the National Council

The duties of the National Council shall be as follows:

1. To carry out the policy of the Party as laid down by the Annual Delegates Conference.
2. To establish a cadre of paid staff at National Headquarters and in Parliamentary Constituencies;
3. To organise, guide and supervise Party activities in Districts, Constituencies and Branches;
4. To raise and control the finances of the Party and consider reports and audited accounts submitted by the Central Executive Committee.
5. Subject to ratification by the Annual Delegates Conference, to make Rules and Standing Orders for the implementation and enforcement of the Party Constitution;
6. To discipline (including powers to dismiss) Party members who may commit breaches of the Party's Constitution, including any rules made thereunder, to dissolve Branches of the Party and to hear appeals from individual members of the Party;
7. To discipline, dismiss or dissolve any Executive Committee of the Party;
8. To initiate and undertake such activities as may further the aims and objects of the Party;
9. To determine the rates of any dues or fees payable to the Party by Party members or Branches thereof; and the National Council may by resolution delegate any of its powers to the Central Executive Committee as it may deem necessary.

10. The Central Executive Committee

There shall be a Central Executive Committee of the party which shall be composed as follows:

1. The President of the Party;
2. The Vice-President, Secretary-General, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary:-General, Assistant Treasurer, National Chairman and National Vice-Chairman of the Party;
3. Two members to be elected by the District Executive Committee from among themselves.

11. Functions of the Central Committee

The Central Executive Committee shall be responsible for the implementation of the decisions and policies of the National Council and of the National Annual Delegates Conference, for ensuring that such decisions and policies are duly and performed by all Party and Members;

12. Branch Organisation of the Party

1. The Party shall establish Party Branches in each muluka or ward in which there are at least twenty-five Party members;
2. Each Branch shall at a General Meeting elect Branch Chairman who shall then appoint Branch Vice-Chairman, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer, Secretary and Assistant Secretary.
3. Each Branch shall elect seven other persons who together with Branch Party officials shall form the Branch Executive;
4. Application for the registration of any Branch shall be forwarded to the National Headquarters Secretariat through the Parliamentary constituency Executive;
5. The Branch shall organise and propagate the Party's principles in the area in accordance with Party policy, Rules and Standing Orders.

13. The Party Committees

1. There shall be Party Parliamentary Committee for the National Assembly and a District Council Party Committee for each District;
2. The Party Parliamentary Committee shall consist of Party Members of the National Assembly;
3. The District Council Party Committee shall consist of Party Members of the District Council.
4. The Chairman of the Party Parliamentary Committee shall be the President or in his absence any other Member of Parliament nominated by him. In the absence of the President's nominee the Parliamentary Committee shall elect from among themselves a temporary Chairman. The Chairman of the District Council Party Committee shall be the Party leader in the Council who shall be elected by the members of Council immediately after the District Council Elections and in his absence his nominee;
5. The duties of the Party Parliamentary Committee shall be to consider Government business or Parliamentary business before such matters are submitted to the House for debate. When the Party Parliamentary Committee has approved any matter submitted to it by the appropriate Party Organ all Party Members shall support and vote for such matters in the National Assembly or District Council.
6. The duties of the District Party Committee in relation to District Council shall be the same as those of the Party Parliamentary Committee in relation to the National Assembly; or District shall be reported to the Party Disciplinary Committee.
7. Any misbehaviour on the part of the Party Members in the National Assembly or District shall be reported to the Party Disciplinary Committee.

14. Disciplinary Committee

There shall be a Disciplinary committee which shall consist of the Party President and four other members appointed by the National Council. The duties of the Disciplinary Committee shall be to enforce the discipline of the Party, including the suspension of members, and to report to the National Council and to enforce the rules and standing orders of the Party.

15. Party Funds

1. The general funds of the Party shall be derived from Party functions, donations, subscriptions and from other such sources approved by the National Council;
2. A receipt bearing the Party's name and the signature of the President, Treasurer, or the Secretary-General shall be issued for all monies paid to the Party. This procedure shall apply to the Constituencies and Branches. All monies from every Parliamentary Constituency and Branch Executive shall be paid to the general funds of the Party into a bank authorised by the Central Executive.
3. Allocation of funds for expenditure to Parliamentary Constituencies and Branches shall be done centrally at the National Headquarters Secretariat in accordance with rules made by the National Council;
4. Any member who acts contrary to the rules of the Party either in the collection of funds or in any other matter, amy be subjected to disciplinary action as provided for in Article 14.

16. Meetings of the Party

1. Annual Delegates Conference shall meet annually. The President of the Party shall call the Conference by notice in writing, stating the Agenda, date, place and time of the meeting, giving one month's notice. The President may call an Emergency Meeting of the Annual Delegates Conference as he deems necessary, giving two weeks' notice of such a meeting;
2. The Central Executive Committee shall meet regularly every two months. The meeting shall be called by the President by notice in writing, stating the place, date and time of the meeting, giving two weeks' notice. The President may call an Emergency Meeting of the Central Executive whenever he deems it necessary and shall give forty-eight hours' notice of such a meeting;
3. The National Council shall meet regularly every four months. The President shall call the meeting by notice in writing, stating the place, date and time of the meeting, giving two weeks' notice. The President may call an Emergency Meeting of the National Council whenever he deems this necessary and shall give forty-eight hours' notice of such a meeting;
4. The District Party Executive Committee shall meet every three months to consider general matters affecting the Party in the District. The Chairman of the District Party Executive shall rotate among the Parliamentary Constituency Chairmen in the District. The meeting of the District Party Executive Committee shall be called by the Chairman in writing, stating the place, date and time of the meeting and giving two weeks' notice. An Emergency Meeting may be called by the Chairman whenever he deems it necessary, giving three days' notice for such a meeting;
5. The Parliamentary Constituency Conference shall meet every six months. The Conference shall be called by the Chairman by notice in writing, stating the place, date and time of the meeting, giving two weeks' notice.
6. The Parliamentary Constituency Executive Committee shall meet once every month. The meeting of the Constituency Executive Committee shall be called by the Chairman, by notice in writing, stating the place, date, time and giving one weeks' notice.
7. The Branch Executive Committee shall meet once every month. The meeting shall be called by the Branch Chairman, giving notice to all Members of such a period as he may think fit.

17. Quorum

The quorum for meeting of the different organs of the Party shall be as follows:

1. the quorum for the Annual Delegates Conference, the National Council and the parliamentary Constituency Party Conference shall be one-half of all members;
2. The quorum for the Central Executive, District Party Executive, Parliamentary Constituency Executive and the meeting of Branch Organisations shall be one-third of all the members.

18. Appointment of Headquarters Staff

1. The Central Executive Committee shall be responsible for the appointment of the national Head-Quarters staff. The appointment shall be within the limits of establishment authorised by the National Council.
2. The President shall be responsible for the supervision and allocation of duties of the staff at National Headquarters.
3. The President may delegate his power under this Article to the Secretary-General, the Treasurer or any other National Party Officials.

19. Composition of the District party

The District Party executive shall be composed of the following:

1. Chairman of each of the parliamentary Constituency Executive Committee in the District.
2. Three other Members elected by each of the Parliamentary Constituency Executive Committee in the District.

The Central Executive Committee shall make Rule and Standing Orders covering procedure of meetings of the District Executive Committee, appointment of Secretary, the keeping of records and channel of communication with Headquarters and the Parliamentary Constituency Executive.

20. Appointment of Parliamentary Constituency Staff

1. The Parliamentary Constituency Executive Committee shall be responsible for the appointment of the Constituency paid staff.
2. The Constituency Chairman shall be responsible of the supervision of the paid staff. He may delegate his power to the Secretary or such other Party officials as he may deem necessary.

21. Conditions of Service of Staff

The National Council shall make Rules and Regulations governing terms and conditions of service of the staff of the national Headquarters Secretariat, District Headquarters staff and such other staff as the National Council may from time to time authorise.

22. Constituency Party Organisations

There shall be Party Constituency Organisations for every parliamentary Seat, which shall consist of all the Branches in that Constituency.

23. The Parliamentary Constituency

The Parliamentary Constituency shall have Constituency Conference and Constituency Executive Committee.

24. The parliamentary constituency Conference

The Constituency Conference shall be composed as follows:

1. The Member of Parliament for the Constituency;
2. The Members of the District Council; and members of Urban Authorities and Council Members from that parliamentary Constituency provided that where a member of the District Council having part of his District Council Constituency covering a part of another Parliamentary Constituency, such as member shall be qualified for membership of both Parliamentary Constituencies.
3. The Executive Committee of every branch in that constituency possessing the party Registration certificate;
4. Ten persons elected by the Branch General Meeting from among members who are not Party officials;
5. The Chairman who shall be elected by the Conference.

25. The Duties of Parliamentary Constituency Conference

1. To implement the policy of the Party in that Constituency;
2. To lay down principles in conformity with the policy of the party concerning the effective propagation, organisation and supervision of the party activities in that Constituency;
3. To consider reports from the Constituency executive;
4. To approve the appointment by the Parliamentary Constituency Executive Party, paid staff for that Constituency as may be established by the National Council from time to time;
5. To elect the Constituency Chairman who shall appoint the Vice-Chairman, treasurer, Assistant treasurer, Secretary and Assistant Secretary;
6. To elect seven persons to the Constituency Executive from among members of the Conference who are not Party Officials of the Constituency.

26. The Parliamentary Constituency Executive Composition

The Parliamentary Constituency Executive shall be composed as follows:

1. The Parliamentary Constituency Chairman who shall be Chairman of the executive;
2. The Party Officials of the Parliamentary Constituency;
3. Seven persons elected by the Parliamentary Constituency who are not Constituency Party Officials;
4. Member of Parliament of the Constituency.

27. Duties of the Parliamentary Constituency Executive Committee

1. To execute the Party Policy as laid down by the Annual Delegates' Conference, the National Council, District Party Council and the Constituency Conference;
2. To organise, assist and supervise Party Branches in that Constituency and to organise and supervise National and District Council elections as directed by the national Council Elections committee.
3. To submit reports to the parliamentary Constituency Conference on the progress and the activities of the party in that Constituency;
4. To do such other things to promote the aims and objects of the party.

28. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

The President of the party shall appoint members of the Party to constitute the Presidential Electoral Commission which Commission will process applications from party members for candidature for the National Assembly, consult with Party organs or any application and approve, on behalf of the national Council, candidates for the National Assembly elections.