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Muntu’s New Formation starts recruiting members

Agnes Tumuheire — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 07:41:48 +0000

Sources who preferred anonymity told daily monitor the New Formation is recruiting members on voluntary basis despite having plans to reach out to nationally recognised politicians who may wish to work with the new party.

“This party is not looking at bringing down another party but we are willing to work with anyone out there so long as they buy into our ideology,” the source said.

One of top leaders of the New Formation, Ms Alice Alaso said they intend to recruit a minimum of 20,000 members before the launch of the party in December.

She clarified that the group appointed district coordinators, some of whom are former FDC chairpersons, to help in the membership recruitment per district.

A total of 58 communication officers received training last week on how to effectively communicate via mainstream and social media, which is the party’s major communication means.

“We are giving a direction on the quality of the message to tell the public since there have been some people who have been going to the media to distort our message out there. We are looking at civility of mobilisation by not being confrontational,

“Our meetings are set up as and when the convener tells the members that there is something on table to be discussed. I chair the meetings as the convener the same way I did at the unveiling of the New Formation.” Ms Alaso said.

Some of the core members of the new group

Stephen Ochola. He is the former Serere County MP in the 9th Parliament. He was one of the people that accompanied Gen Muntu to the meeting with FDC president Patrick Amuriat Oboi at Fairway Hotel in Kampala where a report from the countrywide consultations was tabled. Mr Ochola was among the top officials at the unveiling of the New Formation.

Mary Francis Kabateraine: She is the managing director of Kabateraine Memorial School in Mbarara. The former Mbarara Municipal councillor has been a staunch mobiliser of the FDC in Ankole sub-region.

Yokasi Bihande. He represented Bukonzo East, Kasese District, in Parliament from 2007 to 2016. Mr Bihande, who is the husband of Ms Winfred Kiiza, the former Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, served as Kasese District chairperson between 1996 and 2006. He chaired the organising committee that planned the unveiling of the New Formation.

Margaret Pauline Namagembe. She has been a staunch member of FDC and contested for the Wakiso District Woman MP seat in 2016 elections but lost to State minister for Education Rosemary Seninde.

Miria Matembe. The former Ethics minister fell out with President Museveni in 2005 when Parliament amended the Constitution to lift the presidential term limits. Currently a woman rights activist, Ms Matembe is one of the core teams behind the New Formation.

Wilberforce Seryazi. He is a practicing lawyer in Kampala and has been a mobiliser for FDC in Wakiso District. Sources say Mr Seryazi is one of the key people in handling the drafting of the paperwork for the new political party, working with other legal experts behind the scene. Mr Seryazi was the moderator of the press conference at which Gen Muntu unveiled the New Formation.(Source: Daily Monitor)

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Action Aid Uganda warns MPs against amending article 26 on land in Uganda

Isaac Senabulya — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:45:15 +0000

former minister of ethics and integrity , Miria Matembe

Action Aid Uganda a has warned MPs against amending article 26 of the constitution to give government compulsory acquisition of land saying they risk facing the citizen’s anger of the move.

This was disclosed by the Fundraising Director at Action Aid Uganda, Henry Nickson Ogwal, while addressing Members of Parliament under the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association on issues of land at Eureka hotel in Ntinda said that the new land amendment bill will steer conflicts starting from families because there will be no due process to resolve the land conflict.

He added that the bill will threaten the available peace .

Ogwal asked the MPS to avoid being partisan when it comes to issues concerning land .

The former minister of ethics and integrity , Miria Matembe, urged members of parliament to withstand any further pressure from government over the proposed constitutional amendment of article 26 and further asked them to resist more attempts to undermine citizens .

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Former Ethics Minister Matembe among women leaders fronted for EC top job.

Gerald Businge — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:35:31 +0000

Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga.

Women under the Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and the President demanding that they too should be considered while appointing the leadership of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

The call as a concern by women activities who say none of them have ever been appointed as chairpersons to the electoral commission yet they have the capabilities to perform the job.

The petition was on Friday handed over to Kadaga by the members from UWONET, Action for Development (ACFODE), Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE), ISIS, WICC, and FIDAUganda, Akina mama wa Africa and Centre for Women in Governance.
While presenting the petition to Kadaga on behalf of the women organizations, the Executive Director of the FOWODE), Patricia Munabi also handed over a list of eight names of women on which the President should select while appointing the new electoral commission leadership .

Former Ethics Minister, Miria Matembe among women leaders fronted for consideration to takeover EC.

Among the women to be selected from the list includes; former minister for ethics, Miria Matembe ,former deputy secretary general of the East African legislative assembly, Beatrice Kiraso ,the chairperson of Uganda Women’s Network, Tezira Jamwa ,Irene Ovonji from Fida –Uganda ,Solome Nakawesa from,Christine Lawoka ,Dr.ZaharaNampeewo and Prof Florence Ahikire who is the dean school woman and Gender at Makerere University.

Munabi is concerned that the current electoral commission leadership has only two women, adding that the president should consider appointment of at least four women into the leadership the electoral commission.

She said that women are even capable of being the chairperson of this commission given the expertise and diligence they brought to positions of leadership when entrusted with authority in government institutions.
The women are also demanding that parliament considers and takes note of their issues when time comes for vetting and appointing of the new leadership of the electoral commission by the President replacing the outgoing leadership headed by Dr.BadruKiggundu.

Kadaga welcomed the women’s effort and promised to bring the attention of the President to the matter.

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Miria Matembe appeals to President Museveni on corruption

Gerald Businge — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:19:57 +0000

Former Ethics and Integrity minister Miria Matembe has challenged president Museveni to come out and show his political will in fighting corruption.

Miria Matembe

This follows the recent corruption scandals that have rocked several ministries including the office of the prime minister.

Addressing journalists, Matembe said the commitment to fight corruption by government remains lacking, with nothing done to all those implicated in the various corruption scandals.

She further appeals to the donors to consider channeling their aid directly to the beneficiary communities instead of channeling funds through government institutions.

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Miria Matembe wants a greater voice for women in Uganda politics

Gerald Businge — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:55:34 +0000

The director Centre for Women in Governance (CEWIGO) Miria Matembe has urged women leaders at different levels to advocate for the well being of women at all levels.

Matembe says the Centre for Women in Governance is committed to building a pool of women who are knowledgeable, informed and with skills to participate in politics with a vision.

Matembe says that the leadership training is aimed at increasing the numbers visibility and effectiveness of women in national and local politics in decision making.

She said that the two days training was also aimed at empowering the women on how to carry out council business for the benefit of the public whom they represent and appealed to them to be human centered and service oriented.

CEWIGO’s vision is to have a world that values and cherishes good governance where women and men equally participate and benefit from decision making.

By Sunday Rogers

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Museveni to meet former minister Matembe

Gerald Businge — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:09:17 +0000

The President of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Museveni is scheduled to meet with former Ugandaminister for Ethics and Integrity, Miria Matembe in a bid to woo her back to the ruling National Resistance Movement. Museveni in his capacity as the appointing authority of Uganda’s state and cabinet ministers sacked Matembe in May 2003.

Former Ethics and Intergrity Minister, Miria Matembe

The Presidential Press Secretary, Tamale Mirundi says the meeting is normal because the president is like any other Ugandans. Museveni, Mirundi says, is free to meet with anybody.

But he declines to reveal the details of the meeting. Other Statehouse sources say the President wants to persuade Matembe to rejoin Uganda government because she is hard working.

Museveni allegedly sacked Matembe because she was opposed to the lifting of two presidential term limits to infinity, the proposal President Museveni wanted passed by Uganda Parliament without fail.

In the year Museveni sacked Matembe, Museveni also sacked the former Minister for Local Government, Bidandi Sali and the current minister of East African affairs Eriya Kategaya because of their opposition to the lifting of the of the two presidential term limits. It was however not clear by press time whether the women rights activist Matembe will honour Museveni’s invitation for meeting.

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By Walakira Nyanzi, Ultimate Media

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Former Uganda Minister slams Police boss on Kiboko squad

Gerald Businge — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:45:50 +0000

The Former Minister of Ethics and Integrity Miria Matembe has slammed claims by the Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura indictaing that he doesn’t know the Kiboko Squad.

Miria Matembe

The squad recently whipped the President of Forum for Democratic Change leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye when he tried to stage a rally in Kampala to protest the continued government failure to reform the Uganda Electoral laws and disbandment of the Electoral commission to ensure free and fair elections in the coming 2011 Uganda general elections.

This is the second time in a space of about three years that an anonymous group of people now commonly known as the Kiboko squad have come to beat demonstrators and then disappear in unclear circumstances.

Matembe told journalists at Parliament today that Kayihura was just pretending in trying to show his ignorance of the Kiboko squad.

She says that athough Kayihura tries to hide behind curtains and deny knowledge of the origin of the Kiboko squad, the people of Uganda are not stupid to follow his false claims.

Matembe says that the government of Uganda is behind the Kiboko squad however much it tries to wash its hands clean over the matter.

By Tiberindwa Zakaria

Ultimate Media

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