Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995
Citizenship by birth.
- Jurisdiction
- Uganda
- Provision
- 10
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceThe following persons shall be citizens of Uganda by birth—
(a) every person born in Uganda one of whose parents or
grandparents is or was a member of any of the indigenous
communities existing and residing within the borders of Uganda
as at the first day of February, 1926, and set out in the Third
Schedule to this Constitution; and
(b) every person born in or outside Uganda one of whose parents or
grandparents was at the time of birth of that person a citizen of
Uganda by birth.
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Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 · judiciary.go.ug · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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