Pioneers: Godfrey Lukongwe Binaisa - first Attorney General
This new constitution was promulgated on 15 April 1966; it was named “pigeonhole constitution"
He was the first post-independence Attorney General of Uganda.
Godfrey Lukongwe Binaisa
In this position, he made great contribution to constitutionalism in Uganda and he is credited for single-handedly drafting the 1966 Pigeon Hole Constitution.
This new constitution was promulgated on 15 April 1966; it was named "pigeonhole constitution" because copies of it were posted in the pigeonholes of Members of Parliament.
Godfrey Lukongwe Binaisa with his wife Yamamoto
He also played a significant role in the drafting of the 1967 Constitution that made Uganda a republic.
Godfrey Lukongwe Binaisa with President Museveni