
“Hon. Jimmy James Michael Akena argued that prior to the expiry of his second term as UPC party president on 1st August 2025, he convened an Extra-Ordinary Delegates virtual conference on 26th July 2025 which resolved to extend his term as UPC party president by 12 months. But could UPC legally convene a delegates’ conference in contravention of the Interim Order issued by the court in Misc. Application No. 573 of 2025 on 25th July 2025? I will not attempt to answer this question at this stage of the proceedings except to observe that it is highly doubtable as to whether UPC could legally convene a delegates’ conference in contravention of the order prohibiting the convening of the virtual Extra-Ordinary UPC delegates conference on 26th July 2025” (Uganda People’s Congress and Hon. Jimmy James Michael Akena v Electoral Commission (Miscellaneous Application 824 of 2025) [2025] UGHCCD 165 (1 October 2025)).
The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has clearly lost out in this upcoming General Election. As the party haven’t done things correctly. That’s why we are here, and the Court Document released to the public says it all. The High Court really stated it and the UPC needs to reflect on the matter.
The actions of UPC and Akena is utterly embarrassing, and anyone can now spot the problems from within. The UPC party needs to act upon this and do some soul searching. As the party has failed and the way it operated has now been called out in the courts. When the Judge states: “I will not attempt to answer this question at this stage of the proceedings except to observe that it is highly doubtable as to whether UPC could legally convene a delegates’ conference in contravention of the order prohibiting the convening of the virtual Extra-Ordinary UPC delegates conference on 26th July 2025”. Those words should sting and shows how Akena and allies didn’t do things right and with proper due diligence. Which means they have a futile case to begin with.
As it continues:
“This court takes judicial notice of the fact that by the time this application was heard on Thursday 25th September 2025, the Electoral Commission had already concluded presidential nominations the previous day on 24th September 2025. Black’s Law Dictionary, 12th Edition, Thomson Reuters (2024) defines status quo as “the situation that currently exists.” Accordingly, the status quo is that the Electoral Commission concluded the exercise for presidential nominations for the General Elections 2025/2026 on 24th September 2025. Therefore, it is practically impossible for this court to order the Electoral Commission to nominate Hon. Jimmy James Michael Akena as a UPC presidential candidate for the General Elections 2025/2026 because the nomination exercise is already closed” (Uganda People’s Congress and Hon. Jimmy James Michael Akena v Electoral Commission (Miscellaneous Application 824 of 2025) [2025] UGHCCD 165 (1 October 2025)).
This here is another failure and shows how the UPC haven’t acted in righteousness. If it did, they wouldn’t be here and it shows a complete lack of care or concern. The UPC could have avoided this and could have acted righteously. However, they went down this path and tried to allow Akena to prolong his reign. That’s why they are here and it’s obvious.
It is all in front of our eyes and when a judge can describe the proceedings like this. You just know things are down bad. The UPC party need to re-evaluate, investigate and to look into how they got here. The leadership must carry the weight of the losses and how it played this one out. This sort of actions should have led to resignations and ending of careers within the party. Because that is what is next, but that is if anyone wants to be accountable and transparent how they failed the party. Peace.













