The National Consultative Forum is an umbrella institution with representation from all registered Political Parties and Organisations in the Country.
BACKGROUND
The National Consultative Forum is an umbrella institution with representation from all registered Political Parties and Organisations in the Country. It was launched by the Electoral Commission on 17th August, 2010; and it is currently composed of 32 members, with a Secretariat at Electoral Commission.
The vision of the NCF is to be an interparty platform for excellence in consensus building and sustainable democracy; and seeks to create harmony and peaceful co-existence through mediating, dialoging, monitoring, capacity building and conflict resolution amongst political parties and organizations as a means of promoting and sustaining democracy in our country, as its mission.
LEGAL ESTABLISHMENT
The National Consultative Forum for Political Parties and Organisations (NCF) is institutionalised by the Constitution of Uganda under Article 71(2) and operationalised under the Political Parties and Organisations Act (PPOA) of 2005 (as amended).
NCF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
The Strategic objectives of the NCF are guided by its five year Strategic Plan 2013 – 2018 which, among others, seeks to promote political dialogue, pursuit of consensus and national cohesion with a view of sustainable social-economic development.
Strategic Engagement
- NCF
- 17th April, 2024
NCF engagement with Uganda Human Rights Commission
International Republican Institute (IRI)
- 23rd May, 2024
- Baseline review of the drivers of conflict and violence in Uganda
Women’s Situation Room (WSR)
- NCF
- 27th & 28th May, 2024
Training members to develop Political Party Codes of Conduct
NCF Legal and Electoral Affairs Committee meeting
- 31st May, 2024
- Review of the NCF Rules of Procedure
- Draft memorandum of understanding with Uganda Human Rights Commission.
NCF Finance and Budget Committee meeting
- 5th June, 2024
- Financial implications of the welfare policy.
- Financial implications of permanent staff to the Forum.
- Popularization of the Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Organizations
NCF Business Committee meeting
- 10th June, 2024
Discussion and consideration of Committee Reports;
Legal and Electoral Affairs Committee
Finance and Budget Committee
Practical training of trainers on the Code of Conduct
- 18th June, 2024
National Stakeholders engagement on the proposed Constitutional and Electoral Amendments
NCF Plenary meeting
- 24th June, 2024
Discussion and Approval of the Business Committee Report and adoption of the proposed Constitutional and Electoral reforms
NCF Strategic engagements
- TBC
- NCF engagement with the IGP to discuss the NCF Code of Conduct
Regional workshops
- TBC
Popularization of the Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Organizations
National Coordination Committee of the Code of Conduct
- TBC
Harmonize implementation and coordination modalities of the Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Organizations s
