Though it is no explicit, Article 83 of the Uganda Constitution which deals with the tenure of office of Members of Parliament, says that a person ceases to be a legislator if that person quits the party for which he or she stood and was elected to parliament to join another party or remain in parliament as an independent member, or if having been elected as independent candidate, the person joins a political party.
Wadde nga tekirambikibwa bulungi, akawayiro 83 mu ssemateeka wa Uganda akakwata ku bifo by'obwa memba wa paliyamenti, kagamba nti omuntu alekera awo okuba ku ssiga eriteesi ly'amateeka singa ayabulira ekibiina kye baamulonderamu okujja mu paliyamenti ne yeegatta ku kibiina ekirala oba n'asigala mu paliyamenti ng'omuntu kinnoomu, oba singa yajja yekka naye oluvannyuma ne yeegatta ku kibiina ky'obufuzi ekimu.