UPC distances itself from appointment of Santa Sandra Alum Ogwang as State minister

According to the Daily Monitor, UPC president Jimmy Akena said in a statement that the party was not consulted about the appointment of Ms Santa Sandra Alum Ogwang as State Minister for Economic Monitoring and that her acceptance was a personal decision. He said that, although UPC had submitted a proposed framework for possible engagement with the NRM, no cooperation agreement or formal partnership exists between the two parties.