II THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY
A party working for progress toward the building of a new self-governing Uganda.
Progress towards self-government in Uganda can only be achieved if three things obtain namely: leadership in self-help, education and economic development of the African. By education is not merely meant schooling, but the wider sense of the word, which the Baganda called "Okugunjula. " It is the aim of the Progressive Party to give the country these things.
A. SELF-GOVERNMENT
1. To achieve and maintain the Independence of Uganda as an African State, under a federal Government.
2. To be the vanguard of action in influencing affairs of national survival (e.g. the return of the Kabaka.)
B. PROGRESS FOR THE AFRICAN
1. To serve our people to serve themselves.
2. To secure political responsibility for the African to guarantee his economic and other freedom.
3. To raise the standard of living of the African by providing for him means of access to knowledge, wealth and health.
4. To keep the best in African culture and the traditional rights of the African.
5. To gain women a vote and to see that they stand for election to the Lukiko and the different councils and to the Legislative Council.
C. GREATER UGANDA.
1. To safeguard the liberties of all the inhabitants of Uganda.
2. To ensure that Federation with the other East African territories is not imposed on Uganda.
3. To work with other progressive movements in Africa and other countries with the view to puttiing to an end imperialism and colonialism and to support all measures for world peace.
