Matovu Godfrey
JF-Expert Member
- Oct 5, 2025
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Parliament recently amended the Political Parties and Organisations Act to make it mandatory for all political parties to belong either to the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) or the Forum for Non-Represented Political Parties. The two organs were made departments under the National Consultative Forum where the National Unity Platform is an active member and Deputy Chairperson.
The National Unity Platform filed a petition before the Constitutional Court challenging the content and process by which the amendment was made. Most importantly, no political party was consulted in amending this law, and everyone could see that it was meant to target the National Unity Platform. Already, the Electoral Commission is using this law to discriminate against and cripple the operations of the National Unity Platform!
As we await the decision of the Constitutional Court, the National Unity Platform has decided to sign the current Memorandum of Understanding since it is already a member of the applicable constitutive organ by conscription of the law.
We hope and shall be demanding for a quick determination of the Constitutional Petition to guide us on the way forward.
The National Unity Platform filed a petition before the Constitutional Court challenging the content and process by which the amendment was made. Most importantly, no political party was consulted in amending this law, and everyone could see that it was meant to target the National Unity Platform. Already, the Electoral Commission is using this law to discriminate against and cripple the operations of the National Unity Platform!
As we await the decision of the Constitutional Court, the National Unity Platform has decided to sign the current Memorandum of Understanding since it is already a member of the applicable constitutive organ by conscription of the law.
We hope and shall be demanding for a quick determination of the Constitutional Petition to guide us on the way forward.