The President of the Uganda People’s Congress Jimmy Akena and his wife Betty Amongi Akena, who is the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, could face the party’s disciplinary committee if the letter written on May 17, by a party member is to go by.
Mr Okello Kokas in his letter to the Chairman of the disciplinary committee of the party accuses Akena, minister Amongi and two other members Onac Okello and Celestino Ouma of hobnobbing with President Yoweri Museveni to the extent that the accused have endorsed Museveni’s 2021 presidential candidature without the authorisation of the party.
The petitioner alleges that Akena received billions of shillings from Museveni on behalf of UPC but has never declared it to the party organs. “He has received billions of money from President Museveni in the name of UPC and for the UPC though he has gone ahead to personalize it without declaring it to the party,” he says.
He alleges Akena hoodwinked the UPC Cabinet when he promised to convene the national council to discuss the approval of the appointment of Amongi as minister by Museveni and that he has never done so to date. Mr Akena couldn’t answer his mobile phone when contacted by Eagle Online.
“He (Akena) has abused the party constitution by not calling any organs of the party. It is compulsory for him to call for the meetings at least once in a year,” he says.
The petitioner also accuses Amongi of accepting to work with Museveni’s NRM as minister of lands without the approval of the UPC’s national council or delegates’ conference.
He further accuses of mobilising support for Museveni. “She (Amongi) is busy rooting support for President Museveni using UPC structures,” he alleges.
Further the petitioner accused the two other party members Okello and Ouma of moving a resolution in the name of UPC and on behalf of the UPC without authorization by the party to endorse Museveni’s 2021 candidature.
He also accused the latter two of mobilising UPC structures in Kole without authorization by the party to support Museveni come 2021 presidential election.
“I request the committee hearing be called so that I can give evidence to support my complaint against each of the above and I am looking forward to hear from you within one week from the date of this complaint,” Kokas says in his petition.
