Newly-elected Uganda Peoples Congress president Jimmy Akena has denied allegations levied against him by his predecessor Olara Otunnu that he is a puppet to the ruling National Resistance Movement party.
The on-going bare-knuckled supremacy fight between Mr Otunnu and Mr Akena has reached a heady point and addressing journalists at the party headquarters July 8, Mr Akena reiterated his unreserved commitment to UPC.
“I am UPC and have not been in any other party in my life,” Mr Akena said and added: “so I think Mr Otunnu is wrong; I have given my all to this party and I won’t allow anyone to sabotage these works.”
A day earlier Mr Ottunu had alleged that the Lira Municipality legislator is a Museveni puppet and is being used by the president to forcefully take over UPC, in the interests of the ruling party.
“Akena’s activities are attempts of taking UPC by force and impunity on behalf of Yoweri Museveni,” Mr Otunnu said On July 7.
However, Mr Akena rubbished this talk and said it is an attempt by the former UPC president to divert attention from the funds he is supposed to account for.
“Over 100 million was withdrawn from the UPC accounts and have not been accounted for, so Mr.Otunnu is trying to divert attention from this scrutiny because as a party president
