Museveni summons CEC to discuss changes to NRM law

Kampala. President Museveni has called a meeting of the ruling party’s Central Executive Committee to discuss four things including the party’s constitutional amendments.
The President’s February 7, 2019 letter, was addressed to all seven NRM vice chairpersons.

“ Notice is hereby given that a retreat of the Central Executive Committee from Friday February 15, 2019 to Wednesday February 20, 2019 at Chobe Safari Lodge to consider the following thematic areas: ideology and strategy, the economy, constitutional amendments and resource mobilisation,” Mr Museveni wrote.

The NRM spokesperson, Mr Rodgers Mulindwa confirmed the meeting but refused to comment on the agenda of the meeting .
“It’s true the chairman has called a retreat. Besides, the issues you have talked about, the CEC members will also visit commercial farmers and key projects such as Karuma,” he said.

Reports
There have been reports that CEC is planning to bring strict party rules on members who vote against the party positions in Parliament.
In response, Mr Mulinda said: “I do not have those proposed amendments. But we have always wanted our constitution to be realigned with the national Constitution,” he said.
Last week, Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze told journalists at Parliament that government was planning to amend the national Constitution and have governance system changed from presidential to parliamentary.

The vice chairpersons invited are; Hajj Moses Kigongo, [First ice chairperson], the second vice national chairperson [Rebecca Kadaga], Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza[western], Hajj Abdul Nadduli [central], Sam Engola [northern, Mike Mukula [eastern] and Godfrey Nyakana [Kampala].

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