Akena was born on 25 September 1967 at Mulago Hospital in Kampala.[8] Following the 1971 coup in Uganda, he lived in exile with his family, including a period in Tanzania (1971–1980).[9] He later lived in Zambia after 1986, and returned to Uganda in the mid-2000s.[10]
Following Idi Amin's coup d’état in 1971, Akena fled to Tanzania with his father where he spent nine years in exile, from 1971 to 1980. He returned to Uganda in 1980 after Obote overthrew Idi Amin. However, following Museveni’s rise to power in 1986, Akena went back into exile, this time in Zambia. He lived there with his father until 2005, when his father died and was brought back to be buried in Lango, northern Uganda, his birthplace.
Career
Business and early work
Akena has been described in press profiles as having worked as an accountant with Agromed in Kenya and Zambia in the early 1990s.[12]
Parliament
Akena entered Parliament after winning the Lira Municipality parliamentary seat in the 2006 elections, defeating incumbent Cecilia Ogwal, according to contemporaneous reporting.[13] Parliamentary records list him as the Member of Parliament for Lira East Division, Lira City, on the UPC ticket.[14] Committee membership lists published by Parliament include him on:
The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (July 2024 to date)[16]
Uganda People’s Congress
On 1 July 2015, New Vision reported Akena’s swearing-in as UPC president at a delegates’ conference held at the UMA Showground, Lugogo, Kampala.[17] Parliament’s website later referred to him as “UPC Party President” in a 2023 parliamentary event report.[18]
Other roles
Parliament’s news coverage has described Akena as President of the Federation of Uganda Motorsport.[19]
Personal life
Akena is married to Betty Amongi, a Ugandan politician and cabinet minister, according to press reporting and parliamentary records identifying his marital status.[20][21]
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