UGANDA

6. Selection Committee
(1) Parliament shall appoint a selection committee of five persons, at least two of whom
shall be women, for the purposes of identifying and recommending to the President the
persons to be appointed commissioners.
(2) In appointing a selection committee, Parliament shall ensure that the persons
appointed –
(a) reflect a regional balance;
(b) are highly qualified with proven integrity and credibility;
(c) are citizens of diverse professional backgrounds drawn from academia, civil
society organizations, faith based institutions, cultural institutions or other professions;
(d) are non-partisan;
(3) A person shall not be appointed to the Selection Committee who—
(a) has been convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud by a competent
court in Uganda or elsewhere;
(b) is insolvent, or has made any assignment or arrangement with his or her
creditors;
(c) has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to a term of
imprisonment of six months or more by a competent court
in Uganda or elsewhere;
(d) is a Member of Parliament, a Minister or a member of a local
government council;
(e) is a member of the executive committee of a political party or political
organization;
(f) is a member of the Uganda Police Force or Uganda Peoples Defence Forces.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), the selection committee shall act in accordance
with Schedule 3.
(5) The selection committee shall stand dissolved after performing its function under
this section.
7. Vacating the office of commissioner.
(1) The office of commissioner shall become vacant if the person holding the office
resigns in writing addressed to the President or is removed from office by the President
only for-
(a) inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising from infirmity of
body or mind;
(b) misbehaviour or misconduct; or
(c) incompetence.
(2) Where the President intends to remove a commissioner from office for misbehaviour
or misconduct, the President shall, before removal, give the commissioner an opportunity
to be heard on the allegations made against him or her.
8. Independence of the Commission.
(1) Subject to this Act, the Commission shall, in the exercise of its functions, be
independent and shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or
authority.
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