The leadership of opposition parties have told us that they supported NCF in the beginning but it has now turned a nuisance and a useless platform.

NCF was set up by the 1995 Constitution of Uganda and the Political Parties and Other Organisations Act of 2005. The Secretary General of DP, Mathias Nsubuga says that the members of opposition parties are concerned that  the ruling party /government doesn’t respect freedom of assembly, funding of parties, free and fair elections, democracy, safety, security of people and tackle economic problems.

The NCF was formed to resolve disputes among parties, present views of parties to the Electoral Commission and ensure that the parties adhere to an agreed code of conduct.

Nsubuga challenged the Government to build the culture of parties working together and respect and listen to each other.

By James Okello

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The Monday consultative meeting dubbed ‘the National Consultative Forum’ took place at Ranch on the Lakein Wakiso district. The political parties discussed good governance, economy and rule of law among others issues.

The meeting was attended by representatives from NRM, Conservative Party, Forum for Democratic Change, Justice Forum and Uganda People’s Congress (UPC).

The chairperson of the National Consultative Forum comes from NRM. The Political Parties and Organisations Act (PPOA) provides for the establishment of the National Consultative Forum.

The president general of DP, Norbert Mao, the president general of FDC, Col. Kiiza Besigye and the national chairperson of NRM Gen. Yoweri Museveni were not at the meeting. They were represented by their respective party secretary generals.

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