Ugandan political parties to send 3 delegates each to LRA "consultative" mtg

The mainstream Ugandan political parties will attend a consultative meeting with the LRA rebels in Ri-Kwangba, their assembly site in southern Sudan. Party leaders said that they were waiting for invitation letters to name their delegates. DP president general Ssebaana Kizito said it has been his party’s cry for many years to end the 20-year-long rebellion through peaceful means. Each political party is expected to send three representatives. Traditional institutions, government commissions and religious leaders are also expected there. FDC spokesman Wafula Ogutu said party officials participating in the peace talks and attending the meeting would not be out of line. "If (our participation) is going to bring peace in that area, we are going to participate," Wafula said. Read more at The New Vision.