The Constitution of the United National Independence Party. “One Zambia, One Nation”

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THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE
UNITED NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
PARTY
“ ONE ZAMBIA, ONE NATION ”
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Constitution ofUNIP i
UNITED NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE PARTY
CONSTITUTION
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PREAMBLE
CHAPTER I
Fundamental Principles
1. The name ofthe Party 2
2. Main task ofthe Party : :2
3. Leadership ofmass organisations 2
4. Fight against capitalism 2
5. Party is the supreme organisation
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CHAPTER II
Membership
6. Membership is an honour
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7. Membership is voluntary : 3
8. Membership is for life
3
9. Application for membership
3
10. Membership fee, subscription
3
11. Termination ofmembership.. . : 3
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12. Re-admissionto membership
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13. Second re-admission to membership
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14. Quality ofleadership .
15. Rights ofa member
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16. Obligations ofa member
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17. A Party leader, definition
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18. Discipline in the Party
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19. Purposeofdiscipline ..
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20. Sanctions against indiscipline
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CHAPTER III
Structural Organisation oftheParty
21. GeneralPrinciples
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Sections:
22. Sections, primary organs . 7
23. Sections in villages and residential areas 7
24. Sectionorgans 8
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25. Section Committee,composition .. .. 8
Branches:
26. Ten sections or fifty members 8
27. Branch Council : : 8
28. Branch Committee : : 8
29. Composition of Branch Committee : 8
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30. Party Committees at places ofwork 8
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The Ward:
31. Ward in every district 9
32. Ward Council and Committee 9
33. Ward Council 9
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34. Ward Committee :..: 9
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The District:
35. The District organs . .. . 9
36. District Conference .. .. 9
37. District Council .. : 10
38. District Committee .: 10
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39. District Conference .. .. 10
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The Province:
40. The Provincial organs 10
41. The Provincial Conference :.. 11
42. The Provincial Council 11
The Provincial Committee : 11
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National Organs:
General Conference:
General Conference supreme body 11
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Decisions of General Conference obligatory 12
45.
Constitution of UNIP
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National Council:
46. Highest policy-making body 12
47. Meetings ofNational Council 12
48. Composition ofNational Cuncil 13
49. Central Committee: composition 14
50. Election ofPresident ofthe Party 14
51. Resignation ofPresident ofthe Party 15
52. Secretary -General to act 15
53. Election ofMembers ofCentral Committee 15
54. Central Committee powers and functions 16
55. Committees ofCentral Committee 17
56. Committee ofChairmen ofCommittees 22
CHAPTER IV
57. President ofthe Party, powers andfunctions 23
58. Secretary-General ofthe Party 23
59. Mass organisations 24
60. Approval ofConstitution ofmass organisation 24
61. Electoral Commission 24
62. Members of ElectoralCommission .. 24
63. Approval ofcandidature 24
64. Motto ofthe Party 25
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65. Regulations and Standing Orders 25
66. Provisional enforcement ofRegulations 25
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67. Amendment ofRegulations 25
68. Amendment ofConstitution 25
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69. Repeal .. 26
70. Entry into force ofConstitution 26
71. Adoption ofConstitution . 26
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Constitution of UNIP 1
UNITED NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE PARTY
CONSTITUTION
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS Zambia is now and forever a free, unitod, in
divisible and independent sovereign State due to the historio
fact that the people of Zambiaspearheaded by the Party
launched and won a just and relentless struggle for national
independence and liberation of the motherland under the
banner of our motto of “ One Zambia, One Nation ”;
RECOGNISING that the Party is the leading political force
and shall continue to be a revolutionary organisation in which
participatory democracy shall be rigidly and strictly main
tained, welded together by patriotism and the voluntary
acceptance ofbelonging to it;
DETERMINED to mould a new Zambia guided by the
Philosophy of Humanism , determined furtherto remain the
militant vanguard of revolutionary peasants, workers and
intellectuals;
DETERMINED to pursue a policy ofequality, justice, liberty,
solidarity, peace, political, economic and social progress and
prosperity for all;
REALISING that the main task ofthe Party is to accomplish
a victorious transitionfrom Capitalism to Humanism through
Socialismasameansoftheeradicationofimperialism , colonial
ism , neo-colonialism , fascism and racism on one hand and
poverty, hunger, ignorance, disease, crime and exploitation
ofman by man, on theother;
ACCEPTING that the communal way of life is traditionally
the way of life of the Zambian people as expressed in the
Philosophy of Humanism and that the Party shall bolster up
and maintain this noble and worthy way oflife;
DECLARING that the Party.recognises the inalienable right
of allpeople to self-determinationand national independence
and that anypeople have a right to wage liberation struggle;
and furtherthat the Party pledges its support for all poople
waging just struggle for national liberation from imperialism ,
colonialism , neo-colonialism , fascism and racism ; and further
that the Party shall work to enhance the development of Pan
Africanism , African Unity and Non-alignment;
Now therefore:
WE ACCORDINGLY PROCLAIM AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS
CONSTITUTION,
2 Constitution ofUNIP
CHAPTER I
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
ARTICLE 1
Nameof (1) The name of the Party shall be the United National
theParty Independence Party (hereinafter referred to as “ the Party " ).
Philosophy (2) The Party guided by the Philosophy of Humanism is
oftheParty the militant organisation of revolutionary peasants, workers
and intellectuals and shall exercise supreme authority over all
Statoorgans.
ARTICLE 2
Themain (1) The main task of the Party, and the working people of
task the Republic ofZambia isto accomplish a victorious transition
from Capitalism to Humanism through Socialism.
(2) The Party shall demand hard work, honesty, sacrifice
andself-relianceinallactivitiestoimprovethelivingconditions
and ensure greater benefits to the people of Zambia.
ARTICLE 3
The Party shall ensure that all public institutions, State
owned enterprises and popular mass and similar organisations
are led by persons who are members ofthe Party and who are
uncompromisinglycommittedtothe achievementofHumanism .
ARTICLE 4
ThePartyshallwagearelentlessstruggleagainstalldomestic
and international forces of reaction. It shall fight for the
eradication of capitalism , imperialism, colonialism , neo
colonialism , fascism , racismononehand; and, poverty, hunger,
ignorance, disease, crime and the exploitationof one manby
another onthe other.
ARTICLE 5
The Party is the supreme organisation and the guiding
politicalforceinthe land. Its aimsandobjectivesas expressed
in this Constitution shall provide guidelines for all persons and
institutions inthe Republic,