UPC suspends Dennis Adim, recommends expulsion over alleged party violations
By Kyeyune Ali
The Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) National Disciplinary Committee has suspended lawyer Dennis Adim Enap from the party and recommended his dismissal over alleged violations of the party constitution and regulations.
The committee, chaired by Peter Paul Okello, announced the decision on Thursday, September 17, 2026, during a media briefing at the UPC headquarters at Uganda House in Kampala.
According to the committee, Adim was found liable for multiple alleged breaches, including presenting himself as the UPC president despite, according to the committee, not having been elected to the position through the party’s constitutional structures.
The committee further accused him of using the UPC name, emblem, stamp and letterheads and issuing communications in the name of the party president, including correspondence concerning appointments within the party.
Okello said Adim had been summoned to appear before the disciplinary committee but did not attend the proceedings. The committee therefore proceeded with the case in his absence, saying he had been duly notified.
The disciplinary proceedings have unfolded against the backdrop of an ongoing dispute over the leadership of UPC, with Adim challenging the position of Jimmy James Michael Akena as party president. Court records show that Adim previously sought judicial review over Akena’s nomination and the UPC presidency.
The committee said Adim’s actions had undermined established party structures and contributed to factionalism and divisions within the party. It also considered allegations concerning his dealings with other political organisations, although the committee rejected at least one claim for lack of concrete evidence.
Apart from Adim, the committee recommended disciplinary action against eight other members — Jack Khabusi, Emmanuel Were Magero, Aisha Naome Natukunda, Josephine Babirye, Chris Ongom, Alex Ogwal Adyebo, Suzan Achola and George Ewal.
The cases against the members involve allegations ranging from factional activities and misconduct to political activities that the complainants said were contrary to UPC interests. However, the disciplinary committee dismissed a separate complaint against Ogwal Adyebo, Ongom, Achola and Ewal concerning alleged support for President Yoweri Museveni and National Resistance Movement candidates after the complainant failed to appear for the hearing.
The committee’s recommendations are not the final decision on the membership of the affected individuals.
The matter will now be forwarded to the UPC National Council, the party organ expected to review the disciplinary committee’s findings and make the final determination on the recommended dismissals.
The disciplinary proceedings come amid a prolonged internal leadership dispute within UPC, with competing claims over the party presidency and disagreements over the authority of its leadership structures.