WHERE IPC HAS COME FROM A PRESENTATION MADE AT THE 2ND INTER – PARTY COOPERATION (IPC) CONFERENCE KAMPALA, 14TH DECEMBER 2009

WHERE IPC HAS COME WHERE IPC HAS COME FROMFROM

A PRESENTATION MADE AT THE 2ND A PRESENTATION MADE AT THE 2ND INTER – PARTY COOPERATION (IPC) INTER – PARTY COOPERATION (IPC)

CONFERENCE KAMPALA, 14TH CONFERENCE KAMPALA, 14TH DECEMBER 2009DECEMBER 2009

BYBY

DR. FRANK NABWISODR. FRANK NABWISO

(ON BEHALF OF THE IPC (ON BEHALF OF THE IPC SECRETARIATSECRETARIAT

EVOLUTION OF IPC

The First ContactsThe First Contacts

Forum for Democratic Change Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Delegation visit to (FDC) Delegation visit to Sweden in 2006Sweden in 2006

GuestGuest

Mr. Magnus Ramstrand’s visit to Mr. Magnus Ramstrand’s visit to Uganda – August 2007Uganda – August 2007

Mr. Ramstrand held discussions with Mr. Ramstrand held discussions with some of the high ranking officials in some of the high ranking officials in the CP, DP, and FDC.the CP, DP, and FDC.

PreparationsPreparations

First seminar for CP, DP First seminar for CP, DP and FDC - December 2007and FDC - December 2007

VisitVisit

Visit by CP, DP, and FDC Visit by CP, DP, and FDC to Sweden: to Sweden:

February 2008February 2008

SETTING UP THE ORGANS OF SETTING UP THE ORGANS OF THE IPCTHE IPC

The Steering CommitteeThe Steering Committee

The SummitThe Summit

The SecretariatThe Secretariat

First summit meetingFirst summit meeting

formally endorsed inter – party formally endorsed inter – party cooperation.cooperation.

defined the nature of cooperation to defined the nature of cooperation to be pursued. be pursued.

authorized preparation of the authorized preparation of the Protocol of Cooperation.Protocol of Cooperation.

First summitFirst summit

approved the Steering Committee.approved the Steering Committee.

sanctioned signing of a CIL/KIC sanctioned signing of a CIL/KIC Memorandum of Understanding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).(MoU).


authorized preparations for authorized preparations for holding the First IPC holding the First IPC Conference on 14th – 16th Conference on 14th – 16th August 2008August 2008


approved the criteria for approved the criteria for admitting members to IPC.admitting members to IPC.

approved the proposal to set up approved the proposal to set up 10 thematic committees with 10 thematic committees with two members from each two members from each collaborating party.collaborating party.

First ProtocolFirst Protocol

The Protocol of CooperationThe Protocol of Cooperation

Signed on August 5, 2009Signed on August 5, 2009


approved the proposal to set up a approved the proposal to set up a National Institute for Democracy and National Institute for Democracy and Governance (NIDG).Governance (NIDG).

approved an organogram for IPC and approved an organogram for IPC and defined the responsibilities of the 3 defined the responsibilities of the 3 organs therein as follows;organs therein as follows;

OrgansOrgans

The SummitThe Summit

The Steering CommitteeThe Steering Committee

The SecretariatThe Secretariat

Historic Historic

The Protocol of CooperationThe Protocol of Cooperation

Signed on August 5, 2009Signed on August 5, 2009

The protocolThe protocol

4 major objectives: 4 major objectives: Advocacy and campaigns for Advocacy and campaigns for

constitutional, legal, electoral constitutional, legal, electoral and administrative reformsand administrative reforms

Identification of socio-economic Identification of socio-economic and political challenges where and political challenges where corrective action is neededcorrective action is needed

The protocolThe protocol

Identification of common Identification of common policy positions to address policy positions to address the identified challenges.the identified challenges.

Possibility of developing a Possibility of developing a common electoral platform common electoral platform for the 2011 general for the 2011 general elections.elections.

Program implementationProgram implementation

The Thematic CommitteesThe Thematic Committees In June – August 2008, 10 Thematic In June – August 2008, 10 Thematic

Committees identified the challenges Committees identified the challenges and possible policies to address and possible policies to address them. The 10 thematic areas were:them. The 10 thematic areas were:

Production and Employment Production and Employment (covering Agriculture, Trade, Industry (covering Agriculture, Trade, Industry and Environment).and Environment).

Thematic CommitteesThematic Committees

Social Services (covering Education, Social Services (covering Education, Health, Water and Information).Health, Water and Information).

Infrastructure Development, Science Infrastructure Development, Science and Technology.and Technology.

Finance Planning and Economic Finance Planning and Economic Development.Development.


Foreign Affairs, Regional Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation, Security and Cooperation, Security and Immigration /Emigration.Immigration /Emigration.

Power, Energy, Oil and other Power, Energy, Oil and other Minerals.Minerals.

Justice, Law, Order and Electoral Justice, Law, Order and Electoral matters.matters.


Women, Youth, Marginalized and Women, Youth, Marginalized and Special interest groups. Special interest groups.

Land and other Natural Resources.Land and other Natural Resources.

Local Government, Cultural Local Government, Cultural Institutions and Rural Institutions and Rural Development.Development.

1st IPC Conference1st IPC Conference

The first Inter – Party Conference The first Inter – Party Conference (14th – 16th August 2008)(14th – 16th August 2008)

Held in Seeta Town near Kampala Held in Seeta Town near Kampala under the theme: “under the theme: “Cooperating to Cooperating to Build People Centered Build People Centered DemocracyDemocracy

RecommendationsRecommendations

setting up an expert team to setting up an expert team to devise strategies for popularising devise strategies for popularising the recommendations of the the recommendations of the thematic Committees down to thematic Committees down to the grassroots. the grassroots.


bringing the media fraternity on bringing the media fraternity on board, since the media plays a major board, since the media plays a major role in educating the public androle in educating the public and

setting up an effective setting up an effective publicity/media centre for IPCpublicity/media centre for IPC


development of the roadmap to development of the roadmap to 2011.2011.

promotion of internal promotion of internal democracy within the democracy within the cooperating parties.cooperating parties.


setting up an setting up an “Institute for “Institute for Democracy and Good Democracy and Good Governance”Governance”

setting up a setting up a Think TankThink Tank to to generate and harness knowledge generate and harness knowledge for IPC to enable it to execute its for IPC to enable it to execute its mandate.mandate.


strengthening IPC’s collaborative strengthening IPC’s collaborative partnership with KIC.partnership with KIC.

instituting an aggressive resource instituting an aggressive resource mobilization strategy for IPCmobilization strategy for IPC


bringing the media fraternity on bringing the media fraternity on board, since the media plays a major board, since the media plays a major role in educating the public androle in educating the public and

setting up an effective setting up an effective publicity/media centre for IPCpublicity/media centre for IPC

Internal DemocracyInternal Democracy

The National Delegates The National Delegates Conferences (NDCs) of UPC, Conferences (NDCs) of UPC, JEEMA, CP and FDC (November JEEMA, CP and FDC (November 2008 – February 2009).2008 – February 2009).

MilestoneMilestone

Registration of the Uganda Registration of the Uganda Institute of Democracy and Institute of Democracy and Governance (UIDG)Governance (UIDG)

MilestoneMilestone

Agreement of cooperation Agreement of cooperation between KIC and CIL of 24th between KIC and CIL of 24th march 2009 to cover march 2009 to cover

January – December 2009January – December 2009

MilestoneMilestone

Workshop on improving Workshop on improving Coordination, Communication Coordination, Communication and Decision-Making in the and Decision-Making in the IPCIPC

2nd to 4th April 2009

Retreat recommendationsRetreat recommendations

The recommendations from the The recommendations from the discussion groups stressed, among discussion groups stressed, among other things the need: other things the need:

for the IPC to package messages to for the IPC to package messages to its supporters in simple languageits supporters in simple language

for decisions to be made on things for decisions to be made on things which have been agreed upon and to which have been agreed upon and to resolve contentious issues as soon as resolve contentious issues as soon as possiblepossible

Recommendations cont’dRecommendations cont’d

for open negotiations and consensus for open negotiations and consensus on critical matterson critical matters

for Opposition MPs to become more for Opposition MPs to become more vocal vocal

to prepare the road-map to 2011 to prepare the road-map to 2011 electionselections


to have more volunteers in IPC to have more volunteers in IPC who are ready to do work who are ready to do work without paywithout pay

to agree on a common electoral to agree on a common electoral platform as soon as possibleplatform as soon as possible


to understand that IPC will become to understand that IPC will become stronger with more parties in itstronger with more parties in it

to create a clear manifesto and to create a clear manifesto and strategic plan which can be used for strategic plan which can be used for mobilising resources and support.mobilising resources and support.


to create a clear manifesto and to create a clear manifesto and strategic plan which can be used for strategic plan which can be used for mobilising resources and support.mobilising resources and support.

MilestoneMilestone

Launching of the IPC’s Launching of the IPC’s proposed Electoral Reformsproposed Electoral Reforms

MilestoneMilestone

Joint Electoral PlatformJoint Electoral Platform

Buildling capacityBuildling capacity

Women Trainers WorkshopWomen Trainers Workshop

Building capacityBuilding capacity

Youth Trainers WorkshopYouth Trainers Workshop

MilestoneMilestone

Launching of the Private Launching of the Private Members Electoral BillsMembers Electoral Bills

MilestoneMilestone

Joint Presidential VisitsJoint Presidential Visits

Voter EducationVoter Education

Assistance from KASAssistance from KAS

OutputsOutputs

72 party workers have already 72 party workers have already been trained to start providing been trained to start providing voter education in their areas in voter education in their areas in collaboration with their Party collaboration with their Party headquarters. headquarters.

OuputsOuputs

60 youth and Women have been 60 youth and Women have been trained as Trainers (ToT)trained as Trainers (ToT)

Total is 60 + 72 = 132 trained party Total is 60 + 72 = 132 trained party workersworkers

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WHERE IPC HAS COME FROM A PRESENTATION MADE AT THE 2ND INTER – PARTY COOPERATION (IPC) CONFERENCE KAMPALA, 14TH DECEMBER 2009