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WHERE IPC HAS COME FROM

WHERE IPC HAS COME FROM. A PRESENTATION MADE AT THE 2ND INTER – PARTY COOPERATION (IPC) CONFERENCE KAMPALA, 14TH DECEMBER 2009. BY. DR. FRANK NABWISO (ON BEHALF OF THE IPC SECRETARIAT. EVOLUTION OF IPC. The First Contacts Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Delegation visit to Sweden in 2006.

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WHERE IPC HAS COME FROM

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

  2. BY DR. FRANK NABWISO (ON BEHALF OF THE IPC SECRETARIAT

  3. EVOLUTION OF IPC The First Contacts • Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Delegation visit to Sweden in 2006

  4. Guest • Mr. Magnus Ramstrand’s visit to Uganda – August 2007 Mr. Ramstrand held discussions with some of the high ranking officials in the CP, DP, and FDC.

  5. Preparations • First seminar for CP, DP and FDC - December 2007

  6. Visit • Visit by CP, DP, and FDC to Sweden: February 2008

  7. SETTING UP THE ORGANS OF THE IPC The Steering Committee The Summit The Secretariat

  8. First summit meeting • formally endorsed inter – party cooperation. • defined the nature of cooperation to be pursued. • authorized preparation of the Protocol of Cooperation.

  9. First summit • approved the Steering Committee. • sanctioned signing of a CIL/KIC Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

  10. First summit • authorized preparations for holding the First IPC Conference on 14th – 16th August 2008

  11. First summit • approved the criteria for admitting members to IPC. • approved the proposal to set up 10 thematic committees with two members from each collaborating party.

  12. First Protocol • The Protocol of Cooperation Signed on August 5, 2009

  13. First summit • approved the proposal to set up a National Institute for Democracy and Governance (NIDG). • approved an organogram for IPC and defined the responsibilities of the 3 organs therein as follows;

  14. Organs • The Summit • The Steering Committee • The Secretariat

  15. Historic • The Protocol of Cooperation Signed on August 5, 2009

  16. The protocol 4 major objectives: • Advocacy and campaigns for constitutional, legal, electoral and administrative reforms • Identification of socio-economic and political challenges where corrective action is needed

  17. The protocol • Identification of common policy positions to address the identified challenges. • Possibility of developing a common electoral platform for the 2011 general elections.

  18. Program implementation The Thematic Committees • In June – August 2008, 10 Thematic Committees identified the challenges and possible policies to address them. The 10 thematic areas were: • Production and Employment (covering Agriculture, Trade, Industry and Environment).

  19. Thematic Committees • Social Services (covering Education, Health, Water and Information). • Infrastructure Development, Science and Technology. • Finance Planning and Economic Development.

  20. Thematic Committees • Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation, Security and Immigration /Emigration. • Power, Energy, Oil and other Minerals. • Justice, Law, Order and Electoral matters.

  21. Thematic Committees • Women, Youth, Marginalized and Special interest groups. • Land and other Natural Resources. • Local Government, Cultural Institutions and Rural Development.

  22. 1st IPC Conference • The first Inter – Party Conference (14th – 16th August 2008) Held in Seeta Town near Kampala under the theme: “Cooperating to Build People Centered Democracy

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

  24. Recommendations • bringing the media fraternity on board, since the media plays a major role in educating the public and • setting up an effective publicity/media centre for IPC

  25. Recommendations • development of the roadmap to 2011. • promotion of internal democracy within the cooperating parties.

  26. Recommendations • setting up an “Institute for Democracy and Good Governance” • setting up a Think Tank to generate and harness knowledge for IPC to enable it to execute its mandate.

  27. Recommendations • strengthening IPC’s collaborative partnership with KIC. • instituting an aggressive resource mobilization strategy for IPC

  28. Recommendations • bringing the media fraternity on board, since the media plays a major role in educating the public and • setting up an effective publicity/media centre for IPC

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

  30. Milestone • Registration of the Uganda Institute of Democracy and Governance (UIDG)

  31. Milestone • Agreement of cooperation between KIC and CIL of 24th march 2009 to cover • January – December 2009

  32. Milestone 2nd to 4th April 2009 • Workshop on improving Coordination, Communication and Decision-Making in the IPC

  33. Retreat recommendations The recommendations from the discussion groups stressed, among other things the need: • for the IPC to package messages to its supporters in simple language • for decisions to be made on things which have been agreed upon and to resolve contentious issues as soon as possible

  34. Recommendations cont’d • for open negotiations and consensus on critical matters • for Opposition MPs to become more vocal • to prepare the road-map to 2011 elections

  35. Recommendations cont’d • to have more volunteers in IPC who are ready to do work without pay • to agree on a common electoral platform as soon as possible

  36. Recommendations cont’d • to understand that IPC will become stronger with more parties in it • to create a clear manifesto and strategic plan which can be used for mobilising resources and support.

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

  38. Milestone • Launching of the IPC’s proposed Electoral Reforms

  39. Milestone • Joint Electoral Platform

  40. Buildling capacity • Women Trainers Workshop

  41. Building capacity Youth Trainers Workshop

  42. Milestone • Launching of the Private Members Electoral Bills

  43. Milestone • Joint Presidential Visits

  44. Voter Education • Assistance from KAS

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

  46. Ouputs • 60 youth and Women have been trained as Trainers (ToT) • Total is 60 + 72 = 132 trained party workers

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