Omuhongo Abbey Semuwemba
Ladies and gentlemen I have served this party and I have enjoyed serving it, I
have changed it from this that I found to this I have left it. But I think it
is time to go and Ugandans have decided that MP Jimmy Akena is the leader that
can drive this party forward. I am moving on with my life for I need to do some
few personal things and see how life goes. I congratulate the new leader of our
party and I am promising him every support so needed to make our party strong
but effective. UPC Oyeee !!!!!!!
Kindly send that message to your brother Ottunu sir.
EM
On the 49th Parallel
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika
machafuko"
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Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 2:07 PM
To: ugandans-at-heart
Subject: {UAH} Otunnu denounces Akena election victory
Otunnu denounces Akena election victory
Publish Date: Jun 05, 2015
The out-going party president Dr Olara Otunnu. Photo/File
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newvision
By Umaru Kashaka
The storm over Jimmy Akena's win in the recent district conference elections is
not yet over at Uganda House, the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) party
headquarters.
The out-going party president Dr Olara Otunnu has joined his deputy Joseph
Bbosa and the party national chairman, Prof Edward Kakonge in denouncing
Akena’s presidential election victory as illegitimate.
Akena, who is also Lira Municipality MP, was declared winner by UPC's electoral
commission chairman John Buzu on Monday after securing majority votes of
endorsement from district delegates for the party's presidency.
The late Milton Obote's son was endorsed by 67 districts, David Pulkol (former
head of external security organization) by 12, while UPC's vice-president
Joseph Bbosa only 11 districts.
Since UPC constitution says the party president is elected from candidates
approved by majority vote of at least a third of all district conferences,
meaning that a candidate needs endorsement from at least 37 districts, Akena's
name will be the only one EC will forward to the delegates conference if the
election is not annulled.
The delegates' conference scheduled for June 12 will then approve Akena as UPC
president and party flag bearer for the 2016 presidential election.
One of those baying for Akena's blood is Bbosa. He dismissed the vote as marred
by irregularities and said he and party national chairman, Edward Kakonge had
already petitioned the party's electoral body over the matter.
Bbosa said that in some districts such as Kanungu, Mayuge and Kabale, UPC
members complained about malpractices.
He also said the party's EC considered only 66 districts out of the 112 in the
country.
Akena is set to replace his archrival. Olara Otunnu who said he would not be
seeking reelection.
The former United Nations undersecretary-general for children and armed
conflict said that he was planning to devote all his political energies and
attention to the central project of effecting democratic change in the country.
UPC dominated Ugandan politics from independence until 1971 when Obote was
overthrown by Idi Amin.
The party returned to power under Obote in 1980 until he was overthrown again
in 1985 by Tito Okello.
Critics have accused the Obote family of converting the party into a family
firm, saying the move will weaken democracy within UPC
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