By Kabuye Ronald
Political parties under the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD), the National Consultative Forum (NCF) for Political Parties and Organisations, and other stakeholders have agreed to integrate the Consociational Democracy Agreement (CDA) initiative into the Uganda National Dialogue (UND) Framework in a move aimed at promoting national consensus, reconciliation and cohesion.
The agreement was reached during a consultative meeting held on November 13, 2026, at Kirema Heritage Farm in Nakaseke District, hosted by retired General Caleb Akandwanaho Salim Saleh.
The meeting brought together representatives of political parties under IPOD, the NCF, the CDA team and other stakeholders to reflect on Uganda’s political and governance challenges and explore possible pathways towards building national consensus.
In a joint statement issued after the meeting, participants acknowledged previous efforts towards national dialogue and the emerging challenges facing the country, agreeing that the CDA initiative should be incorporated into the existing Uganda National Dialogue Framework.
The framework was established under the authority of President Yoweri Museveni on December 18, 2018, and is chaired by former Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda.
The participants said integrating the CDA initiative into the framework would provide an established national platform for broader, inclusive and structured engagement among different stakeholders.
They noted that the arrangement would support efforts towards political reconciliation, socioeconomic transformation and national cohesion.
The statement was jointly signed by Godfrey Kwanda Ssuubi, Chairman of the National Consultative Forum; Gerald Blacks Siranda, Chairman of the IPOD Council; and Prof. Ogenga Otunnu, Team Leader of the Consociational Democracy Agreement initiative.
