THE PARTIES PLATFORM (TPP)
PLOT 40B, BOMBO RD. 1ST FLOOR, CAROL HOUSE P.O. BOX 7606, KAMPALA. TEL: 0772-43-40-01; 0772-399529; 0772-91-10-60;
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PRESS BRIEF
ON TAKING LEGAL ACTION:
1. As most of you are aware, we promised to take legal action if we didn’t get an answer on our concerns regarding the implementation of the relevant law provided for by the PPOA in particular sections 19 and 20 of the said Act.
2. To date as we speak, there has been no response to our representations to the relevant components of government and if no satisfactory reply is forthcoming, we will be left with no choice but by next week we shall instruct our lawyers for the necessary action.
3. The bond of contention which forms the basis of our complaint stems from governments purported departure from the existing law which clearly states amongst other things, that the National Consultative Forum shall be made up of all registered political parties which one of each shall have one representative sitting on the NCF, c.f. the proposed Inter-Party cooperation which provides for:
I. Democratic Party
II. Uganda Peoples Congress
III. National Resistance Movement
IV. Former Independent Presidential Candidate,
who will be vested with the responsibility of prescribing the Code of Conduct for the rest of registered political parties
We therefore, want to inform both our colleagues in opposition and NRM organization that their meeting is contrary to section 19 and 20 of the PPOA, 2005. Therefore, this is to inform you that even the outcome of that Inter-party cooperation is unlawful and inconsistent with the provisions of the law and will not bind us.
REGARDING MP’S DEMANDS
1. For us in TPP we want to appeal to our M.P.’s to drop their extraordinary demand of 60-70 million shillings for them to acquire 4-whelled vehicles, which is unrealistic, abnormal, and unpatriotic taking into consideration the economic/poverty line in Uganda.
2. We as voters would rather, have them talk about roads, hospitals without medicine, and more scholarships for our children, etc. rather concentrating on their benefits.
