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EP 53 || What Really Happened to the Uganda People's Congress (UPC)? | Joseph Ochieno Speaks Out

In this #policydigestpodcast episode, we dive deep into the untold story of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) after 2005 — a turning point that reshaped multiparty democracy in Uganda. Why didn’t the UPC field a presidential candidate in the subsequent elections? What internal rifts, political alliances, and leadership struggles defined its post-Obote era? Join us as we unpack it all! 00:00:00 - 00:01:08: Introduction & The "Military-Style Coup" at Uganda House 00:02:25 - 00:04:15: Joseph Ochieno's Opening Statement: The Legal Maze Begins 00:04:15 - 00:06:07: The Roots of the Crisis: The 2015 Illegality 00:06:07 - 00:07:20: The 2020 Court Defiance by Jimmy Akena 00:09:10 - 00:11:50: How Uganda House was stormed 0:11:50 - 00:16:31: The Cost of Delay: A Party and Nation Derailed for over 4.5-years 00:16:31 - 00:18:23: From Anger to Resolve: UPC's Founding Ideals 00:18:23 - 00:21:10: The Youth & The Lost Alternative 00:21:10 - 00:24:42: Historical Context: "Setting the Record Straight" Since 1980** 00:24:42 - 00:27:30: The "Zoom Delegates Conference" & State Complicity 00:27:30 - 00:30:20: The Obote Legacy vs. The Akena Agenda 00:30:20 - 00:33:32: Who Benefits from a Weak UPC? 00:33:32 - 00:37:24: A Pyrrhic Victory and a Message to Gen Z 00:37:24 - 00:39:48: Instinctive Policy and a Hopeful Close