manifesto - Uganda Elections

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FORUM FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
(FDC)
MANIFESTO
2011-2016
President Dr. Kizza Besigye
Together for change 2010-2016
Vote Dr Kizza Besigye
Together for change
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Vote Dr Col. (Rtd) Kizza Besigye
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Message To Ugandans
Fellow Ugandans,
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country is at its best when the leadership cares about
its people and when the sense of national purpose and
vision is clear. For 25 years under the current Government
hope has been lost and the challenges we face are immense. Our
public sector is overwhelmed by misuse of public resources, our
social fabric is shattered. The political system and politicians have
all betrayed the people and the cause they intended to serve.
I believe we can get out of this trap and sort out these problems if
we work together. If we remember that we are all Ugandans and
we are therefore one people irrespective of our tribe, religion,
colour as well as our social economic and political background.
The current government says: ‘give us your vote and we will
make all of you rich’. We say: real change does not come from
government alone, real change comes when the people are
mobilized, and inspired to play a part in the nation’s future and
feel there is fairness in the distribution of the nation’s resources.
Yes, this is our plan. Yes, it sounds ambitious. But in the end
all the new measures, all the new policy initiatives, shall remain
spoken words without your involvement.
How will we create jobs unless we understand that we are all in
this struggle together?
How will we raise the standard of education in our schools unless
every parent plays their part and government realizes the need?
How will we turn around communities unless people stop asking
‘who will do this?’ and start focusing on solutions?
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The 2011 elections offer us an opportunity to change or continue
living in this misery. We believe Uganda will change for the
better when we all vote to take part, to take responsibility – if
we all come together for a purpose. We believe that collective
strength will overpower our problems. We believe that we have
the support needed for this change and above all we have the
resources for change in this country.
It is only this relationship that can get rid of this oppressive
government that has kept you suffering for 25 years and, eventually
start the progress we need. It is this process that can get the
economy moving so that we can create jobs for our children.
It is through this effort together that we will offer quality health
care, improve the standard of education for our children, reclaim
our freedom and liberties and repair our broken society. I believe
that together we stand a chance to make politics and politicians
work better to support our efforts.
So ladies and gentlemen, my invitation is this: join us to reverse
bad policies and build on our achievements by voting for us to
take leadership of this country
Dr. Kizza Besigye
Together for change we shall win
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Contents
Message from Dr. Kizza Besigye
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CHANGE THE
ECONOMY
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Benchmarks for Uganda 2011-2016
Create employment for all
Increase investment in the
agricultural sector
Guarantee land ownership
Develop our infrastructure
Develop the ICT for all
Protect our natural resources
CHANGE
SOCIETY
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Raise standards in school
Provide quality health care for all
Protect the vulnerable groups
Provide safe water
Encourage and support sports
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FEDERALISM
Give power to the people
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CHANGE
POLITICS
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PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT
Making corruption risky
Improve our governance
Rehabilitate the North, Teso and
Karamoja
Promote unity and reconciliation
The foreign policy that serves
national interest
Build a Defence System
Combat climate change
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BENCHMARKS FOR UGANDA 2011-2016
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wenty five years of NRM’s failure and lack of opportunity
and choice has kept Ugandans in poverty and disunity. The
executive has become the State, and the state has become the
executive. A small rich elite class has prospered, while most
Ugandans have not shared in this prosperity. For the first time, in
the history of this country, IPC offers Ugandans an opportunity
to change the destiny of their country with proper leadership
based on clear benchmarks. Achieving these benchmarks over
the next five years will place Uganda back on track to building a
new Ugandan economic model, very different from the one that
NRM has presided over for the last two and a half decades.
The IPC has carefully identified the following priorities for
the next five years:
1.0
CHANGE THE ECONOMY
1.1
Promote economic empowerment and employment.
Get Ugandans working by creating jobs for the youth and
reducing unemployment, while fighting unfair treatment
and exploitation of employees.
Develop public infrastructure with a special focus on
public transport, roads, water and railways.
Resource utilisation, sustainability, equity and transparency
with emphasis on energy and oil exploration.
Build a greener economy with emphasis on sustainable
environment management.
Make Uganda an ICT country by developing the ICT
Infrastructure to advance Uganda’s ICT capabilities.
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
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2.0
CHANGE SOCIETY
2.1
2.4.
Raise education standards with a focus on quality, access
and skills.
Deliver good health care with a focus on universal access
and quality.
Protect the vulnerable, support the elderly, Orphans
and Other Vulnerable Children (OVC) and improve
emergency responses.
Develop sports and keep Uganda flag flying globally.
3.0
CHANGE POLITICS
3.1
3.2
Restore our freedom and civil liberties.
Reform our governance and return power to the
people.
Create unity and reconcile the people of Uganda
Ensure defence and security with emphasis on
modernization of the security forces, and improvement
of their welfare.
Implement a comprehensive post conflict rehabilitation
program for the North, North East and Karamoja
Promote national interest through the county’s foreign
policy
2.2
2.3
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
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Change
The Economy
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1.0 CHANGE THE ECONOMY: CREATE EMPLOYMENT
Promote economic development, create jobs and raise the
standard of living
IPC government will promote free market enterprise and
create a conducive environment for investment in order
to create jobs. As part of the 5 years strategy for tackling
poverty and inequality in our society IPC government will
reduce youth unemployment, ensure job security and
guarantee a secure work place.
Invest in local entrepreneurs to create more jobs
A nation is only truly prosperous if it is built on the strength
of a society that believes and invests in its people. The current
big government approach makes our social problems worse,
not better – inequality and chronic poverty continue to rise
despite presidential handouts; social responsibility is lacking;
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while community and individual vulnerability threaten Uganda’s
predominantly young population. Energetic and talented young
people roam the streets and villages in search of work, many of
them having exhausted their families’ assets and savings to pay
for expensive tertiary education. At no time in our history have
there been so many unemployed and frustrated Ugandans in the
midst of so many opportunities
The IPC government will do the following to reverse this
trend:
1.1
Promote more local investment in productive sectors such as
cottage, small and medium scale and agro processing industries.
The government will play an active role in directing strategic
investment for development through accountable publicprivate partnerships, targeting specific sectors. This will be
done through providing incentives to the private sector, such
as low interest rates (directed credit), tax incentives, low tariffs
on imported goods for industrial production, and by assisting
those companies that invest in priority sectors and regions.
1.2
Provide investment incentives in priority sectors that employ
the Ugandan youth and those willing to offer apprenticeship to
facilitate experience.
Protect workers from unfair dismissal from work and bad
working conditions by implementing labour laws.
Introduce a living wage for all the workers so that they can
meet their day to day needs.
Raise the tax threshold for PAYE to 500,000 to give workers
enough disposable income for day to day expenses.
The IPC government shall establish a Youth Entrepreneurs
Scheme to increase opportunities for young entrepreneurs and
subsidize businesses started by the youth.
Government shall increase macro-economic stability by
cutting the current huge budget deficit that has resulted
from irresponsible government spending and massive foreign
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
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1.8
1.9
borrowing. This will in turn result in reduction of interest rates;
hence increase the ease of borrowing from banks.
Promote private investment and job creation by reducing
taxes.
Revamp Uganda Development Bank to provide affordable
medium and long-term credit to local businesses and farmers
which will lead to job creation.
2.0 CHANGE THE ECONOMY: INCREASE INVESTMENT
IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
We will increase investment in the agricultural sector from
the current 3.8% to 12%. We will modernise agriculture by
investing in mechanization and we will ensure that Ugandan
farmers have access to markets, and farm inputs.
Investment in agriculture will be increased from present 3.8% to
12% 0f the National budget
People living in rural areas continue to face the harshest conditions
of poverty, lack of access to social and financial services, as well as
uncertain markets for their produce. The IPC will pursue a supply
driven agricultural modernisation program, with the aim of making
agricultural sector more productive for the rural farmers. Our
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strategy is linked to land and agriculture, and poverty reduction
among the farmers. In pursuing this strategy we will therefore:
2.1
2. 2
2. 3
2. 4
2. 5
2. 6
2. 7
2. 8
2. 9
Set up marketing cooperatives to increase sales of crops and
improve incomes of rural people.
Provide access to high quality seeds, farming equipment, and
extension services at subsidised prices.
Provide agricultural water for production such as dams and
irrigation facilities.
Offer guaranteed markets for strategic agricultural products.
Establish and maintain national food reserves in the rural
areas.
Establish an agricultural bank to give affordable and convenient
credit and finance to farmers to increase productivity.
Promote and support agro-processing to add value to farmers’
agricultural products in order to increase their earning.
Invest in relevant research to aid the farming sector to enhance
productivity and reduce preventable losses of livestock and
harvests.
Construct and support agricultural farm institutes in each sub
region to offer the needed agricultural extension services to
farmers.
3.0 CHANGE THE ECONOMY: GUARANTEE LAND
OWNERSHIP
We will protect and entrench the Constitutional provision
which guarantees that ownership of land belongs to the
people. We will develop a comprehensive land policy to
protect both land owners and squatters. Land grabbing will
be stopped within three years of the first IPC government.
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Whereas government can regulate the use of land from time
to time in accordance with the law, land belongs to the people.
Land is the most important natural resource, and agriculture and
industrial development are dependent on it.
In the recent past there has been an escalation of land grabbing
and evictions of squatters by a clique of rich and influential leaders
of the current ruling party who steal public funds to buy land. The
government has also sold land to fake investors who then evict
the people.
The IPC government shall do the following to ensure
optimal use of land to better the livelihoods of
Ugandans.
3. 1
3. 2
3. 3
3. 4
3. 5
3. 6
3.7
3.8
Entrench the provision of peoples ownership of land in the
Constitution.
Require that foreign investors wishing to invest in land go into
partnership with nationals who own the land.
Evolve a comprehensive and acceptable land reform policy
after extensive consultations with all those that hold a stake in
the land.
Review land laws to bring them in line with the demands of
a rapidly growing population, and in conformity with people’s
needs.
Establish a national data bank on land and mineral resources.
Prior to allocating public land to a private investor, publish
a company profile in the national gazette that indicates the
nature of the investment, sources of funding, shareholding,
contributions to national treasury, and environmental impact.
Enforce existing laws to control rampant evictions of lawful
occupants of land
Increase the Land Fund reserves to compensate absent land
lords or squatters, and to settle landless men, women, and
children.
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4.0 CHANGE THE ECONOMY: DEVELOP
INFRASTRUCTURE
IPC government will develop nationwide infrastructure. We
will construct new roads that link Uganda to other regions
and formulate a national road policy. We will renovate and
repair town and city roads. We will construct flyovers and a
ring road around Kampala to ease traffic congestion.
We will ensure that taxi and bus parks are renovated and
new ones constructed. We will revamp the railway transport
system and air transport to meet the needs of Ugandans
Potholes on city roads: Criminal neglect
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Under the current government road construction, maintenance
and repair remain very poor despite the large sums of money
provided to the road sector each year. The railway system
collapsed. The current government has made our roads
impassable with floods in the city, potholes everywhere, sewage
systems broken down and no proper transport infrastructure
to be proud of. Public buses and airlines were sold off leaving
Ugandans at the mercy of private transporters. The roads are
narrow and crowded. Accidents are reported everyday because
of the poor state of the roads.
The IPC government will do the following:
4. 1
4. 2
4. 3
4. 4
4. 5
4. 6
4. 7
4. 8
4.9
Formulate a national policy on road development.
Construct tarmac highway roads that link Uganda to other
markets in the region and other outlets for exports and
imports
Invest in water transport through private- public partnership.
Revive a national airline through private- public partnership.
Construct the rail network for efficient passenger and
transportation of goods through public - private public
partnership
Enforce accountability and axle load controls.
Provide a legal regime for the protection of roads.
Build a fly over network and a ring road around Kampala to
ease traffic.
Remove potholes and dust in Kampala, and other major
towns.
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5.0 CHANGE THE ECONOMY: DEVELOP ICT FOR ALL
ICT for all
IPC government policy will be to ensure that all Ugandans
both in formal and informal education access the knowledge,
and use of ICT. We will ensure that Uganda becomes an
ICT country and leads in East Africa. We will extend ICT
infrastructure to rural areas for rural people. We will
make sure that all schools teach computer as part of the
curriculum.
Our future lies in mastering and applying ICT knowledge and skills
The future of our development lies in mastering and efficiently
applying knowledge in Information and Communication
Technology to process information and communicate. Most
Ugandan children and even older people, are ICT illiterate.
The current government has presided over an ICT illiterate
population in the 21st Century and yet ICT is now a global tool
for communication and information processing.
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The IPC focus on ICT will be;
5.1
5.2
5.3
Increase investment in the use of ICT in education, both formal
and informal, and in the establishment of rural ICT centres, to
promote accessibility and usage by women and the youth.
Increase resource allocation to the Uganda Communications
Commissions Development Fund, so as to equip more
rural populations, especially the youth and women, with
computers.
Require schools to teach computer and create community
based infrastructure to target the youth who are out of
school.
6.0 CHANGE THE ECONOMY: PROTECT OUR NATURAL
RESOURCES
Sustainable and equitable use of natural resources.
It is absolutely crucial that our natural resources are well
managed for the benefit of the people of Uganda. This is
even more pertinent for oil resources because of the high
expectations. The aim is to ensure that our oil becomes an
asset rather than a curse.
All development assume availability of the necessary energy
to power them. Uganda has got an acute shortage of energy
which is retarding its industrial development. The expansion
of the economy means that we will need more power; on the
other hand the increasing population also means that the need
for energy in our homes for cooking and lighting of our houses
increases. Unfortunately, most Ugandans depend on wood energy
which puts pressure on our ecological system. For 25 years under
the NRM, there has been little expansion of the electricity supply
source. No new big dam has been constructed and no option
has been given to our people. The cost of a unit of electricity
today is high and unaffordable for most people.
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Our policy will aim at reversing this trend by popularising, among
others, the use of clean energy from solar, geothermal, wind, bio
gas, hydro power, and oil. IPC government will also construct
power dams in Karuma, and facilitate the quick completion of
the Bujagali dam. We shall manage oil resources prudently and
transparently so that it does not turn into a curse
The IPC government will do the following:
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
Establish a transparent and equitable legal and policy framework
for the management of oil resources in Uganda.
Set up a national oil fund for posterity separate from the
consolidated fund.
Promote solar, wind, biogas, and other forms of energy
especially in rural areas.
Allocate 10% of resources from oil and other natural resources
to sectors that directly benefit women.
Review the prices of energy such as electricity to ensure an
affordable price for ordinary consumers
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Change
Society
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1.0 CHANGE OUR SOCIETY: RAISE STANDARDS IN
SCHOOLS
Raise standard in UPE and USE Schools by delivering
quality education
IPC government will improve the standards for all pupils and
students and close the attainment gaps between the richest
and the poorest. We will enhance the prestige and quality of
the teaching profession and we will make sure that teachers
live a quality life. The teacher’s salary, will be raised from the
current Uganda shillings 250,000 to a minimum of 400,000 in
the first 100 days and children in UPE will be fed with lunch
and breakfast.
Still studying under trees in the 21st Century is
unacceptable to IPC / IPC
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The average rural child in Uganda is taught by poorly trained and
unmotivated teachers in a crowded classroom with few or no
text books and no other learning tools.
Under UPE, out of every 100 children that enter P1, only 23 will
finish P7. A large proportion of these children can hardly read
nor count.
The brilliant and resilient children who manage through
tremendous effort and sacrifice to qualify for tertiary education
are then excluded because government scholarships only cater
for privileged children who benefited from superior private school
education. Generations of Ugandans are being excluded from
opportunities permanently because of this imposed ignorance
disguised as universal education.
Teachers, who toil every day, earn little money that cannot allow
them to live a dignified life. Whereas, UPE and USE are good
policies, their implementation in Uganda is a disaster that has
retarded our children
Many school going children, stay hungry all day and have lost pride
in schooling; our universities are underfunded and expensive for
those without wealth and connections.
The IPC government will correct these injustices by
focusing attention on improvement in the standards of
education by doing the following:
1.1
Pay a minimum monthly salary of UGX 400,000 to teachers
and ensure high standards of teaching in all schools and also
provide housing for rural teachers or housing allowances where
actual housing is not practical.
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1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10
1.11
Compulsory school feeding funded for all primary and secondary
schools.
Provision of free exercise books, pencils and pens for pupils in
primary schools.
A vocational school shall be built in each constituency to cater
for the UPE pupils.
All university students, whether in government or private
universities, will receive equal government financial
sponsorship.
A student loan scheme at no interest will be started to help
those not able to afford the top-up tuition fees
Upgrade and expand schools infrastructure, equipment, and
keep the pupil- teacher ratio at a maximum of 45 to1, especially
for rural schools.
Review and reform the education system to make school
leavers’ qualifications more relevant for the job market, and to
the real needs of society.
Introduce ICT as an essential subject in all primary and secondary
schools, and equip schools to teach it.
Replace State House scholarships with scholarships competed
for at regional levels, to allow children from poor families to
access quality higher education.
Increase the number and quality of modern technical schools
across the country, in all the 8 sub regions of Uganda in order
to cater for those who dropout of post-primary schools.
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2.0 CHANGE SOCIETY: PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH
CARE FOR ALL
Make the Heath System Work
IPC government will support the National Health System. We
will increase health spending every year and ensure that there
are drugs in health units. We will give patients more choices
including free medical care for expecting mothers, children and
other vulnerable groups. We will improve the wages of health
workers, starting with medical officers, nurses, and all those
who work to save the lives of our people. We will renovate
and equip all health centers as well as district and regional
hospitals including building more hospitals that are responsive
to our health needs. Our primary goal will be to stamp out
unnecessary deaths and pain that mothers and children face
daily under the current government.
IPC will build 20 modern hospitals to decongest wards
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While Uganda’s economy continues to grow, the majority of
Ugandans continue to suffer and die in their homes, or in public
health facilities with no doctors or nurses, no equipment, and no
medicines. About 16 Ugandan women die every day of pregnancy
related conditions. Out of every 1000 babies born alive each
year, 76 die before they reach one year. Out of every 100 health
workers needed in health centres, only 45 are available. Poor
health is preventing Ugandans from meaningful participation in
education and economic activity. The public has lost faith in the
national health system to the extent that majority have resorted
to traditional birth attendants for delivery and drug shops and
private clinics for medical service. The cost of health care is
unaffordable to ordinary Ugandans.
The IPC shall pursue a health strategy that includes preventive,
curative, and rehabilitative services, and shall provide free essential
health services.
Increase health workers’ salaries to a living wage
immediately.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
Rehabilitate hospitals and health centres, and build 20 new
hospitals.
Ensure availability of medicines in health centres and hospitals
as part of the provision of a free essential health care package
Decongest referral hospitals by improving the quality of services
at general hospitals and health centres.
Recruit health workers to fill the big gap in health worker
staffing levels, from the current 45% of positions filled, to at
least 75% of the necessary workforce in the next 3 years.
Increase funding to health sector to a minimum of 16% of GDP
from the current 9%
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2.6
2.7
2.8
Reduce maternal mortality from the current 435 per 100,000
live births or 16 deaths of women per day – with the ultimate
goal of “letting no woman die in childbirth”, through: free and
easily accessible antenatal and maternity services, effective
referral, and a motivated health work force.
Avail family planning services that are easily accessible, easy to
understand and use especially in rural areas, taking into account
the special needs of the large teenage population in Uganda.
Provide holistic treatment and support for persons living with
HIV/AIDS, including children.
3.0 CHANGE SOCIETY: PROTECT VULNERABLE GROUPS
Social protection
IPC government will protect and support vulnerable support
vulnerable groups. We will put in place an emergency relief
system. We will pay UGX 50,000/= per months to persons
over 65 years. We will restore dignity to the vulnerable by
ensuring that they live a quality life.
Senior citizens deserve better: FDC will introduce a pension of Shs
50,000 per month for all those above 65 years.
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Under the current government, the poor, the elderly and orphans
in our communities struggle to make ends meet. Those without
support from their children struggle to live and yet the current
government continues to be non-responsive to their needs.
These vulnerable groups of people have been neglected and
continue to suffer in silence.
The IPC government understands the dangers occasioned by the
absence of an efficient social protection system that can ensure
a quick response to calamities and disaster, both manmade and
natural.
The IPC government will therefore;
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
Put in place an emergency food relief program.
Transfer 50,000 Uganda shillings every month to persons over
65 years.
Introduce measures to improve relief distribution logistics such
as storage, transport, purchasing and processing in order to
reduce relief prices.
Consult with the workers, to reform the National Social Security
Fund (NSSF) and ensure that workers savings are safe
Consult with stakeholders on the possibility for contributors of
NSSF to access their savings in the form of loans at low interest
rates
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4.0 CHANGE THE ECONOMY: PROVIDE SAFE WATER
Safe water a right to all Ugandans
We believe water is life and all Ugandans must have it.
Assisting at school or child labour? They need piped water
There is no doubt that water is life, everyone needs clean and
safe water. Yet under the current government, Uganda in the
21st century many Ugandans continue to die of waterborne
diseases which they get from dirty water. In villages, people travel
long distances to look for water from wells.
Increasingly, water has become scarce and expensive even for
the middle class. The few boreholes that were constructed by
NGOs’ get crowded and the majority of them have broken
down; and remain unrepaired.
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The IPC government, will put water and sanitation at
the top of its priority areas by doing the following;
4.1
4.2
4. 3
4. 4
4. 5
4. 6
Increase access to safe drinking water from the present National
average of 57% in 2010, to 100% access by 2016.
Repair all broken boreholes and build new ones depending on
assessments of needs.
Draw piped water from lakes to dry areas, towns and schools.
Harvest rain water into dams for animals and irrigation.
Increase funding to the water sector and prioritise the provision
of water and sanitation in rural and slum areas.
Involve the private sector in extending water supply at
subsidised rates to the poor and the majority of our people
and slum areas.
5.0 CHANGE SOCIETY: ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT
SPORTS
Promote sports and keep the Ugandan flag flying
IPC government will increase funding for sports in schools
and other community areas.
We will support our national football team to qualify to
participate in the 2018 World Cup and athletes to participate
in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. We shall initiate sports
recognition for sportsmen and women and make sports a
part of the compulsory curriculum in both secondary and
primary. We will give scholarship to talented students who
excel in sports.
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“Victorious Uganda Cranes” more will be invested in our
friendship ambassadors
Sports have been underscored as one of the most important
sectors. Apart from generating physical fitness, sports are
currently among the highest earning occupations. Unfortunately,
under previous governments, sports have been marginalized. All
our sportsmen and women have struggled on their own to keep
our national flag high. We salute them for their achievement
even with minimum support from the current government.
The IPC government;
5.1
5.2
5.3
Focus on sports as a priority investment area in schools and
communities.
Promote sports in schools through construction of sports
facilities and academies.
Initiate special national recognition for sportsmen and
sportswomen
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Federalism
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1.0 FEDERALISM: GIVE POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Several regions of Uganda have for long demanded for federal
governments. During the 1995 Constitution making process,
over 60% of the population expressed their desire to have
federal governments. Failure to address these demands has
caused political conflict in the country. The Constitution says
power belongs to the people. IPC government will listen to
the people and solve this persistent national challenge once
and for all.
Discussing mobilization in Buganda: (L to R) Dr Kizza
Besigye, Joseph Mulyanyamuli and Dan Muliika.
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The IPC government shall do the following:
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Honour the views of Ugandans as expressed in the Odoki
and Ssempebwa Commission Reports, hold dialogue, agree
and implement a viable federal system of governance across
Uganda where power and resources shall be shared equitably
between the regions and the central government.
Respect the rights of various nationalities in Uganda to enjoy,
practice, maintain and promote their cultural institutions and
traditions.
Give back to cultural institutions their expropriated properties
including land in Buganda and pay all debts owed to them by
the central government for the use of their properties including
compensation to Buganda Kingdom for the losses they incurred
as a result of the closure of CBS radio station within one year
of assuming office.
Reverse NRM policies which were formulated and implemented
with the sole intention of dismembering Buganda.
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Change
Politics
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1.0 CHANGE POLITICS: MAKING CORRUPTION RISKY
IPC government will fight corruption at all levels. IPC will
have zero tolerance to corruption and all those found
guilty of this offence will face severe punishment including
refunding misappropriated funds. We will ensure that all
organs that fight corruption are active and well facilitated.
We will strengthen Civil Society and work with them in the
fight against corruption.
For 25 years public funds have stolen by some leaders of NRM.
The government has nurtured corruption as a way of life in
Uganda. It has now reached alarming levels in the public sector
and yet those who steal public funds are unpunished and even
promoted. This has frustrated the efforts and aspiration of many
Ugandans. It has reduced the chances of delivering public services
such as education, health and infrastructure, efficiently thus
hindering progress.
The IPC government will do the following to end
corruption:
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
Implement a policy of zero tolerance to corruption through
making corruption a high risk venture.
Continue to ensure that the Public Accounts Committee is
headed by the opposition as a check on government.
Ensure that corrupt officials are punished promptly and firmly
according to the law without fear or favour. And recover
whatever they have stolen.
Educate and empower citizens, civil society organizations, and
the media on their role in fighting corruption.
Empower the offices of Attorney General, Inspector General
of Government, and Director of Public Prosecution to be more
competent, independent and better facilitated.
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2.0 CHANGE POLITICS: IMPROVE OUR GOVERNANCE
IPC will scale back the state and the government. We will
protect our civil liberties and protect our freedoms
Good governance is not only a prerequisite for investment and
enterprise development but is also a lynchpin for confidence
building among the people. Unfortunately, for most of the 48
years after independence, this good governance has been rare
in Uganda. Under the current government, we had all hoped
to build robust governance institutions but unfortunately, this
has not been realised. The executive interferes in the work of
parliament as well as intimidating the judiciary.
The IPC government will:
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Reconstitute the Electoral Commission through a consultative
process to reflect conditions in a multi-party system.
Guarantee individual liberties and freedoms.
Reinstate presidential term limits so that we do not breed
dictators.
Abolish the presence of the army in Parliament and ensure that
the Army is non-partisan.
Reduce the size of Cabinet and Parliament in order to save for
social services.
Improve the independence of the legislature by requiring that
members of Parliament who are appointed to the Executive
relinquish their position in the House.
Ensure independence of the judiciary and support the judicial
system in upholding the rule of law.
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3.0 CHANGE POLITICS: REHABILITATE THE NORTH,
TESO AND KARAMOJA
Rehabilitate the North and the North east
IPC government will give priority to areas that have been
devastated by war for over twenty years. We will reconstruct
the infrastructure, pay war reparations and compensate war
victims.
North and North Eastern Uganda have lagged behind the rest of
the country in many aspects of development, in large measure
due to war and civil conflict. There has been a big imbalance
in sharing the national cake. The regions have been plagued by
chronic food insecurity, grinding poverty, high illiteracy rates,
human rights abuses, and limited access to means of production.
An entire generation has been disenfranchised. Uganda cannot
be truly developed when a part of the country remains behind.
The IPC government will correct this imbalance by
doing the following:
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
Implement focused investment in all areas of development,
including infrastructure, access to water, education, health, and
agriculture, including animal re-stocking in North and North
East.
Compensate all those who lost properties and family
members
Engage in dialogue and negotiation to end cattle rustling
Nurture the spirit of tolerance of divergent opinions in all
institutions of government.
Conduct peaceful disarmament as opposed to a forceful
approach to disarmament.
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4.0 CHANGE POLITICS: PROMOTE NATIONAL UNITY
AND RECONCILIATION
Set up truth and reconciliation commission
IPC government will promote fair treatment of all Ugandans.
All Ugandans will share equitably the national cake and benefit
from national prosperity.
IPC will set up a national reconciliation commission to
reconcile and cleanse the country.
Uganda has progressively become a fractured society. Areas of
legitimate disagreement have been allowed to degenerate into
causes of violent conflict. The IPC seeks to unite all Ugandans,
and to foster a strong sense of national unity, where all Ugandans
are convinced that government is working for their common
good.
To this end the IPC government will institute a National Truth
and Reconciliation Commission to help heal the deep rifts in the
country, and to help Ugandan society forge a common future.
Uganda has the potential to become a peaceful and prosperous
nation with people fully confident and in charge of their future.
The IPC government will:
4.1
4.2
Promote fairness for all Ugandans in employments, promotions,
justice, among others.
Promote respect and tolerance for each other irrespective of
gender, tribe, religion or race.
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5.0 PROMOTE FOREIGN POLICY THAT SERVES
NATIONAL INTERESTS
The wellbeing of Ugandans is closely linked to the wellbeing and
success of Uganda’s neighbors. The East African Community
is making strides in different aspects of regional collaboration.
Uganda continues to be involved in military operations in
regional countries as part of international peace keeping
efforts. Uganda has a significant international community and
many Ugandans are working and living abroad.
Much as our participation in international organizations such
as the AU and UN have given us recognition among African
countries, we also know that the current President of Uganda
has exported wars, and promoted conflict on the continent. We
have been sucked in various conflicts such as the one in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Sudan. Consequently
our neighbors look at us with suspicion.
The IPC government will strengthen Uganda’s links with
the international community by doing the following:
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
Continue to promote and support initiatives that advance
global and regional peace.
Promote the East African Community (EAC) and pursue
political federation of East Africa.
Work with other countries to pro-actively combat terrorism.
Adhere to principles of international law, respect covenants and
conventions, and agreements that enhance solidarity between
states.
Pursue regional economic integration through harmonization
of tariffs and investment policy regimes that enable free flow of
goods, services and labor, by actively participating in the EAC
and other regional economic bodies
Strengthen Kiswahili teaching and use in the country
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6.0 BUILD A DEFENCE SYSTEM THAT PROTECTS OUR
NATIONAL INTERESTS
Defend our security at all times
We will create a National Security Council chaired by the
President to oversee all areas of our security. We will remain
committed to the mission in Somalia provided other African
countries also send troops there. We will never leave our
forces without the resources they need to secure our country.
We will ensure that the welfare, personnel development,
families and the veterans are catered for.
Defence and national security are needed for peace, stability,
growth of business and development. Everyone loves a peaceful
society where conflicts are amicably resolved and where people
live at peace with each other in the country as well as with
neighbours. For 25 years the NRM government has promised
to modernize the army, but to date many of the armed forces
including army, prisons, police and security agencies still live in
uniports and “mama ingia pole”.
Many of those who retired after serving the country (Veterans)
have not been paid their due retirement benefits and the live a
miserable life.
We promise to pay attention to the welfare and wellbeing of our
service men.
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Ensure well trained and motivated armed forces by doing
the following:
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
Streamline, build and equip national security agencies.
Review the recruitment, training, promotion, and remuneration
of the armed forces, ensuring that they reflect national
character.
Improve the welfare of the armed forces, with special emphasis
on salaries, housing, health care, dependents’ education, and
pensions.
Ensure that our service men on a foreign mission are well
equipped and supported by the population by seeking
permission from the parliament.
Ensure that we pay retirement benefits to all ex- soldiers,
police officers and prisons irrespective of what government
they served under upon retiring from active service.
Promotions in the army, prisons, police and other auxiliary forces
must be based on merit and reflect our national character.
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Protect
The
Environment
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1.0 PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT: COMBAT CLIMATE
CHANGE
Combat climate change
We will reduce carbon emissions. We will plant trees and safe
guard our forests. We will quickly develop a waste disposal
management policy to protect our environment
We are facing a problem of climate change, which has largely
resulted from failure to manage nature for our own benefit. The
result has been depletion of forest resources, encroachment on
marginal resources and inappropriate utilisation of land resources
during farming.
The IPC government shall do the following to ensure
sustainable environmental management.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Support extensive afforestation by providing tree seeds and
supporting projects aimed at increasing the number of trees.
Gazette and protect all areas possessing fragile ecological
systems such as wetlands.
Invest in the promotion and exploitation of energy sources that
spare forests and the environment.
Ensure greater participation of women at all levels in the
planning, management, and preservation of the environment
and the sustainable use of natural resources.
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Suffering with polluted water: Violated rights
Plot: 1164 Entebbe Road Najjanankumbi
P.O Box: 26928 Kampala Uganda
Tel: 256-414-627920
Fax: 256414267918
email: [email protected]
Web: www.fdcuganda.org
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