This week MPs have been circulating a document in the parliament collecting signatures to impeach President Yoweri Museveni on grounds of abuse of office, violation of the oath of allegiance, misconduct, failure to address unemployment and public service delivery.

The MPs led by Aruu County MP Odonga Otto and Rubaga South MP, Ken Lukyamuzi allege that the president has been using his office to facilitate corruption, failed to crack a whip against his corrupt ministers and recklessly use public funds, which the MPs claim is the cause of the skyrocketing inflation in Uganda.

So today we have decided to tell you how a president ofUgandacan be legally impeached. Article 107(1) of the Constitution of Uganda provides how the President may be removed from the office in accordance with this article on any of the following grounds.
(a) Abuse of office or willful violation of the oath of allegiance and the presidential oath or any provision of this constitution;

(b) Misconduct or misbehavior (I) that he or she has conducted himself in a manner which brings or is likely to bring the office of president into hatred, ridicule, contempt or disrepute
(ii) that he or she has dishonestly done any act or omission which is prejudicial or inimical to the economy or security of Uganda.
(c) Physical or mental incapacity, namely that he or she is incapable of performing the functions of his or her office by reason of physical or mental incapacity.

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