DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONSTITUTION

Preamble

WE, the members of the Democratic Party guided by the principle of TRUTH AND JUSTICE, BEING DESIROUS of securing for all the people of Uganda the best attribute of an independent nation;

PROCLAIMING:-

- that the sovereign power of Uganda is vested in the people of Uganda as a whole;
- that the people have the inalienable right to freely choose their Government by democratic process; and
- that the Government so chosen must exercise the authority and powers entrusted to it by the people solely for the common good and benefit of the people;

UNDERTAKING at all times:

- to champion respect and protect the fundamental human rights and freedoms embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
- to observe and uphold the rule of law; and
- to search earnestly for the means to, and provide, prosperity and happiness for our people;

AND DESIRING to acquire for Uganda a place of honour among the international community of nations, striving for banishment of tyranny, slavery, oppression and intolerance from the world and the preservation of peace and human dignity among mankind;

DO HEREBY PLEDGE upon our honour to use the resources and means at our disposal for the preservation and furtherance of the principles and the attainment of the ideals hereinbefore mentioned, acting in accordance with the provision of this our Constitution.

FOR GOD AND OUR COUNTRY.