Kampala, Uganda | Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) president Jimmy Akena has expressed concern over the alleged disappearance of his and his wife Betty Amongi’s names from the national voters’ register.
Akena, who represents Lira City East in Parliament, said he was surprised to learn that their details could not be traced despite his long history of voting in Lira City.
He explained that he has participated in four consecutive elections in the area and questioned how his name could now be missing from the register.
Amongi, the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, recently transferred her voting details from Oyam District to Lira City ahead of her bid to contest for the Woman MP seat in the 2026 elections.
The seat is currently occupied by Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng.
She said her transfer was cleared by the Electoral Commission but her details have not been reflected in the Lira register, raising concern about the integrity of the process.
The development comes at a time when political activity in Lira is heating up, with the Woman MP contest expected to be one of the most competitive in the region as it will pit two serving cabinet ministers against each other.
Both Akena and Amongi have called on the Electoral Commission to urgently explain the alleged omissions and restore confidence in the register.
By press time, the Commission had not issued a statement on the matter.