The current constitution in Uganda was adopted on October 8th, and is the fourth constitution since when Uganda gained independence from Britain. The constitution was amended in to include the provision of a multi-party system as well as the removal of presidential term limits.
The Executive is comprised of the president, the vice president, the prime minister, and the cabinet. The President of Uganda is both the head of government as well as head of state and is elected in democratic elections held after five years. The president heads the cabinet and has the authority to appoint and dismiss all cabinet ministers.
The prime minister is appointed by the president, and his mandate includes leading all government business in the legislature. The cabinet is comprised of 31 cabinet minister as well as 49 ministers of state who are all appointed by the president. The Parliament is also mandated to vet persons appointed by the President to various public offices. The kingdoms were abolished and the president became head of the executive as well as head of state. Obote remained in power until , when he was ousted by army general Idi Amin.
In Amin was overthrown and he fled the country, dying in exile in Saudi Arabia in Obote was overthrown in a coup in by the national army.
This did not satisfy the NRA, who went on to wrestle power from the army. During he publicly committed himself to the reintroduction of multiparty politics, and in he announced that he had retired from the military, while remaining army commander-in-chief.
This opened the way for him to participate in multi-party politics. Museveni also won the presidential election of , winning The concurrent parliamentary elections were won by the ruling NRM. Home Site map Contact us. Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations Uganda. Legislative responsibility is vested in the person parliament, whose members were elected in June The Ugandan judiciary operates as an independent branch of government and consists of magistrates courts, the high court, the court of appeals which also hears constitutional cases as the "constitutional court" and the Supreme Court.
Uganda's economy has great potential. Endowed with significant natural resources, including ample fertile land, regular rainfall, and mineral deposits, it appeared poised for rapid economic growth and development at independence. Yet, chronic political instability and erratic economic management produced a record of persistent economic decline that left Uganda among the world's poorest and least-developed countries.
After the turmoil of the Amin era, the country began a program of economic recovery in that received considerable foreign assistance. From mid on, however, overly expansionist fiscal and monetary policies and the renewed outbreak of civil strife led to a setback in economic performance.
Since assuming power in early , the government of President Museveni has taken important steps toward economic rehabilitation. The country's infrastructure--notably its transportation and communications systems which were destroyed by war and neglect--is being rebuilt. Recognizing the need for increased external support, Uganda negotiated a policy framework paper with the IMF and the World Bank in It subsequently began implementing economic policies designed to restore price stability and sustainable balance of payments, improve capacity utilization, rehabilitate infrastructure, restore producer incentives through proper price policies, and improve resource mobilization and allocation in the public sector.
By , these policies were beginning to produce results. Investment as a percentage of GDP is estimated at Private sector investment, largely financed by private transfers from abroad, was The Ugandan Government also has worked with donor countries to reschedule or cancel substantial portions of the country's external debts.
Exports of hides, skins, vegetables, fruits, cut flowers, and fish are growing, and cotton, tea, and tobacco continue to be mainstays. Most industry is related to agriculture. The industrial sector is being rehabilitated to resume production of building and construction materials, such as cement, reinforcing rods, corrugated roofing sheets, and paint. Domestically produced consumer goods include plastics, soap, cork, beer, and soft drinks. Uganda has about 30, kilometers 18, mi.
Most radiate from Kampala. The country has about 1, kilometers mi. Uganda's important road and rail links to Mombasa serve its transport needs and. An international airport is at Entebbe on the shore of Lake Victoria, some 32 kilometers 20 mi.
In , persistent security problems and increasingly difficult operating circumstances forced withdrawal of U. Peace Corps volunteers and the termination of bilateral U. In November , after repeated public threats against U. Government property and personnel, the embassy was closed.
In , Congress legislated an embargo of all U. S trade with Uganda. Relations improved after Amin's fall. In mid, the United States reopened its embassy in Kampala. Relations with successor governments were cordial, although Obote and his administration rejected strong U.
Bilateral relations between the United States and Uganda have been good since Museveni assumed power, and the United States has welcomed his efforts to end human rights abuses and to pursue economic reform. At the same time, the United States remains concerned about continuing human rights problems and the pace of progress toward the establishment of political pluralism.
The U. Information Agency has carried out a cultural exchange program aiding the National Theater and other cultural institutions, bringing Fulbright professors to teach at Makerere University, and sponsoring U. Peace Corps maintains volunteers in the country working in small enterprise development, natural resources management, and education. Significant contributions to Ugandan health care, nutrition, education, and park systems from U. This is historical material, "frozen in time.
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