The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) President, Jimmy Akena has been sacked from the Milton Obote Foundation (MOF) a party business arm, which was established in honor of his late father and former President Apolo Milton Obote.
According to sources, Board of Governors and Directors in a meeting on Monday evening at Uganda House decided to kick out Akena as board member of the multi billion real estate body, that owns prime properties in Kampala, Mbale and Nakasongola.
“Jimmy Akena is no longer a member of Board of Governors of MOF (Milton Obote Foundation). A special meeting held today relieved him from the responsibility,” a source at Uganda House said.
According to sources, an extraordinary Board of Governors and Directors meeting on Monday evening on 11th floor, Uganda House decided to kick out Akena as board member of the multi billion real estate body, that owns prime properties in Kampala, Mbale and Nakasongola.
“Jimmy Akena is no longer a member of Board of Governors of MOF. A special meeting held today relieved him from the responsibility,” a source at Uganda House said.
UPC party leadership has been on collision course with the MOF directors for years.
In 2007 the then UPC President, Miria Obote took the MOF directors to court accusing them of mismanaging funds of the business established in 1963 to support party activities.
When Akena took party presidency from Ambassador Olara Otunnu in June 2015, the MOF directors didn’t recognize the former’s leadership and instead continued backing the latter’s team.
Joseph Bossa who called himself the successor of Otunnu has influence in the affairs of MOF while the National Electoral Commission’s recognize the administration of Akena.
The MOF properties include Uganda House, the Milton Obote Foundation building headquarters on 5th street industrial area, a plot of Land in Buziga, Lugogo Ranch in Nakasongola, 6 plots of land in Kyambogo, a storied building in Mbale, and a ware house on 7th street industrial area.
Several suites are still in civil and commercial courts to iron the differences between UPC party leaders and MOF directors.
