The Examination Of The Right To Development In Uganda

Abstract

This Paper Attempts To Reflect On The Majority Of The Right To Development In Uganda As

Provided In The 1995 Uganda Constitution, Against The Background Of Principles And

Dimensions Of The United Nations Declaration On The Right To Development And The

African Charter On Human And People's Rights (Article 22). The 1995 Constitution

Recognizes The Right To Development, Stressing The Role Of People And The State In The

Development In Uganda, Bringing To The Fore To The Need For Balanced And Equitable

Development. Therefore, This Paper Reflects On The Effectiveness Of The Legal Framework

To Development In Uganda, To Examine The Role Of The State In The Policy Mechanisms For

The Interpretation Of The Right To Development In Uganda; And To Establish The Challenges

To Effective Implementation Of The Right To Development. Uganda Is Faced With A Real

Crisis, Whatever Decision Made Will Have Repercussions For A Considerable Period Of Time

And Its Only People To Decide For Themselves. It Can Be Surmised That There Is A

Substantial Section Of The Population Who Would Like To Process Of Political Liberalization

In The Country. But In Examining The Issue We Shouldn't Only Be Moved By Numbers But

Should Also Weigh The Strength. A Major Tenet Of Modern Day Democracy Is The Existence

Of A Multiparty System, And Allowing Political Parties To Function Finely. As For The Right To

Development In Uganda Has Not Yet Found Real Reflection On The Life Of The Ordinary

People , Many Of Whom Are Still Excluded From The Development Process . Uganda Must

Get Beyond Constitutional Provisions To Translate These Guidelines In To Concrete Human

Well Being Guided By Comprehensive Principles And An Approach Most Suitable For

Realization Of This Right To Development .Ugandans Must ,Therefore Hold Their Government

Morally And Politically Accountable For Any Deviation From The Principles And Objectives Of

State Policy Contained In The Construction . The Approach Most Suitable For The Realization

Of The Right To Development Is Holistic And Integral , Considering Not Only The Economic

Well Being Of People But Also Taking In To Account The Social , Political , Cultural And

Moral Dimensions Of Their Life ; One That Considers The Human Person As The Central

Subject , Active Participant And Beneficiary Of The Right To Development.