Every citizen has the right to take part in a political system that is open to everyone and not based on political party membership. Leaders must be chosen fairly based on their personal ability, not their connections. The government must be transparent and accountable to the people. You can access any leadership position if you have the right skills and follow the rules. Parliament can make laws to uphold these principles, but the system is meant to include all Ugandans equally.

democracy, accountability and transparency;

accessibility to all positions of leadership by all citizens;

individual merit as a basis for election to political offices.

The movement political system is broad-based, inclusive and non-partisan and shall conform to the following principles—

create organs under the movement political system and define their roles; and

prescribe from time to time any other democratic principle of the movement political system, as it may consider necessary.

A non-partisan system based on participatory democracy, transparency, and individual merit. Parliament may define additional rules.

Article 70: How the Movement System Works

Political systems

70.Movement political system

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