By A faction of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) led by lawyer Dennis Adim Enap and a group of party elders has picked presidential nomination forms from the Electoral Commission (EC), setting the stage for a renewed internal power struggle within the opposition party.
Adim, a long-time rival of UPC president Jimmy Akena, insists he is the legitimate leader of the party, citing a High Court ruling that barred Akena from seeking a third term. He argued that under the UPC constitution, the party president is automatically the official flagbearer for national elections.
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“The UPC constitution mandates the party president to be the official flag bearer. Jimmy Akena organised an election in which I came out as the victor. The High Court nullified his nomination because he contravened provisions of the constitution, which limits us to two terms,” Adim told journalists after picking the forms.
He added that the party’s electoral commission subsequently declared him president, leaving no room for reconciliation with Akena’s faction. “The constitution is clear on who the leader is, and that leader is Dennis Adim Enap,” he declared.
Adim further pledged to run a campaign focused on education reform and national revitalisation. He promised that if elected president, his government would embark on a 100-day recovery programme to rehabilitate critical sectors including education, health, trade, industry, commerce, employment, and security.
“We are going to come up with a recovery programme within the first 100 days to ensure that in all sectors of the economy, we revitalise every sphere so that Ugandans can be proud again to be Ugandans,” he said.
The development marks yet another episode in UPC’s long-standing leadership wrangles, as Akena’s camp also picked nomination forms under the party’s name. The EC is expected to rely on court guidance to determine which faction is legally recognised to field a presidential candidate in the 2026 general election.
