The Fall of Uganda’s Parliamentary Caesar COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The political arena of Kampala has long resembled a modern Colosseum, but no one quite expected the Senate floor to turn so decisively on its chief architect. For four years, Speaker Anita Among ruled the August …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Police detectives are at Parliament to conduct a search as part of ongoing investigations into the activities of the outgoing Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among. A convoy of five police vehicles carrying officers from the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the police forensics team …
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Anita Among’s Political Rise Faces Its Toughest Test NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | Anita Annet Among’s reported withdrawal from the race for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament has triggered renewed debate about the trajectory of one of the country’s most influential political figures. The withdrawal, announced via her official X …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | A joint security task force investigating suspected illicit enrichment, money laundering, and corruption has seized two luxury vehicles from former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among’s Mutungo-Kigo mansion. One of them is the Rolls-Royce that fuelled the recent social media outcry over corruption allegations. The joint …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | As joint security teams concluded multi-hour searches at the residence of former Speaker Anita Annet Among on Mackinnon Road in Kampala’s upscale Nakasero suburb — and reportedly expanded operations to other properties linked to her associates — an equally striking development began unfolding online: a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A tweet on X last night indicates that Anita Annet Among has withdrawn from the race for Speaker of Parliament. The outgoing Speaker has not made any public statement since security raided her homes in an ongoing corruption investigation at the weekend. Among has …
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How the raid on Among’s home marks the beginning of a revolution and what it tells us about the Uganda Muhoozi seeks THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The Saturday 3am SFC raid at the home of our pre-current speaker of parliament, Anita Annet Among (AAA), …
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‘I’m Not Aware of Muhoozi Endorsing Me For Speaker’-Oboth-Oboth Kampala, Uganda | URN | West Budama Central MP, Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth, says he is not aware that he has been endorsed by the Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for the post of Speaker of the 12th Parliament. …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | With the 11th Parliament nearing its end, MPS are in a race to complete critical budget and legal business. Speaker of Parliament Anita Among confirmed, MPS are working against strict constitutional and procedural timelines to process budget-related bills before the next Parliament takes effect. The swearing-in of …
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Nobert Mao has no locus, objective reason or right to make personal noise in the name of seeking the speakership of our 12th Parliament. The prerogative lies with the President and his NRM Party, with whom Mao should engage privately and quietly. COMMENT | PROF MORRIS OGENGA-LATIGO | After some silence …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
