The NRM party has named a five-man committee to spearhead national reconciliation of party members, it was announced yesterday.
The party has also introduced a new approach to fight the escalating graft in the country.
Mr Amama Mbabazi, the party’s secretary general, told the national delegates conference at Namboole that reconciliation of party members was essential ahead of the 2011 national elections following reports of intrigue, infighting and corruption by cadres.
“The internal squabbles which all of you know, have undermined cohesion of the party. You all know them and I can’t go into their details,” Mr Mbabazi said.
Presenting his report, Mr Mbabazi said: “I found out that members were concerned about internal squabbles which undermined cohesion in the party. I don’t want to name these members because you know all of them but we have formed a disciplinary committee as part of party response to this problem.”
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To address the challenges that have inundated the party since the country’s return to multiparty politics in 2005, Mr Mbabazi said the NRM has set up mechanisms including reconciliation.
He announced a reconciliation committee headed by former Prime Minister Kintu Musoke.
Other members are Rtd Col Chris Mudhola, Mr Francis Mwebesa, the Mbarara businessman, retired Bishop Geresom Ilukor from Teso and Hajat Anuna Umar from Arua. Their main task is to calm the feuding factions in the party.
Mr Mbabazi also said t the party’s senior leaders had taken a deliberate move to tackle corruption which he said had penetrated the party from grassroots. He said party cadres should engage in the war against graft by reporting such cases at the party’s district offices.
The idea to channel corruption cases to the district offices was given to him by party members when he toured the country, Mr Mbabazi said. “Our members are eager and ready to join the national chairpersons in fighting the vice,” he said
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