[Ugnet] New UPC party to register

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New UPC party to register By Alfred Wasike A new Uganda People�s Congress (UPC) party is being registered after the old one ceased to exist on January 17, 2003, its promoters said yesterday. The promoters argue that under the Political Parties and other Organisations Act (PPOA), parties that failed to register six months from July 17, 2002 ceased to exist. They said the UPC and other parties, namely, the Democratic Party (DP), the Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM) and the Conservative Party (CP) ceased to exist on January 17, 2003. The promoters are Allan Mugabi of Ishaka Town Council, Bushenyi, Edith Tayebwa, also from Bushenyi, Ernest Niyongira of Rwamata, Kiboga and Angel Mpoza of Busega, Kampala. The promoters� lawyer, Paul Tusubira, said the Registrar of Political Parties and organisations, Juliet Nassuna, had confirmed their application. Tusubira also asked Nassuna to reserve the name of UPC. He said the new UPC party symbol was a palm (ekiganja) and its colours black, red and blue, which match those of the old UPC. The promoters said, �The name has been reserved. This means UPC cannot be registered by any other person.� The Constitutional Court last week ordered political parties to register within six months from November 17, or cease to exist. The old UPC and DP had asked the court to nullify what they described as unconstitutional clauses in the PPOA before they would register. Soon after the ruling, UPC�s presidential policy commission chief Dr. James Rwanyarare picked registration forms. The new UPC promoters warned Rwanyarare and the Registrar General of heavy costs if they �continue offending the laws of Uganda.� However, Rwanyarare has described the new promoters as clowns acting unconstitutionally and promised them the �full thrust of the law.� �They cannot act against the Constitutional Court judgement. We shall parade them in court. Particularly Tusubira will be paraded for obtaining money by false pretences from his clients because he knows that he is acting unconstitutionally,� Rwanyarare said. Published on: Tuesday, 23rd November, 2004

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Lower consent age � Dr. Tamale

RIGHTS ADVOCATE: Dr. Tamale By Chris Kiwawulo THE consent age should be lowered from 18 to 14 years so that older adolescents can enjoy sex, Makerere University law faculty dean Dr. Sylvia Tamale has said. �Boys and girls are more sexually active at 16 years and above. They should be allowed to have sex to enjoy its pleasure,� she said. Tamale warned the public against thinking about sex in terms of procreation and morals. She said 99% of people had sex for pleasure and not for procreation. She was reacting to the Uganda Women Lawyers (FIDA) secretary general, Juliet Amutojo, who said 16-year-old girls� bodies were not ready for conception. Tamale was addressing a dialogue on child sexual abuse organised by FIDA at Kampala International Conference Centre recently. She suggested that he degree of proof on defilement cases be lowered. Tamale said fondling should be defined as defilement and should carry an equivalent punishment. The Director of Public Prosecution, Richard Buteera, supported Tamale on the age of consent, saying girls aged between 16 and 18 years frustrated court cases by refusing to testify against their lovers. Published on: Tuesday, 23rd November, 2004

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