Tag Archives: Anita Among

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Anita Annet Among, the Speaker of Uganda’s 11th Parliament, was noticeably absent from the inaugural sitting of the 12th Parliament on Monday at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, where Members of Parliament convened to elect a new Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Her name was read out …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Investigators probing corruption at Parliament are reportedly zeroing in on multiple bank accounts belonging to staff close to former Speaker Anita Among. The probe into alleged corruption, money laundering, and illicit enrichment in Parliament and other government offices, that began on 16 May 2026, started …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Seven official parliamentary vehicles have been withdrawn from the Nakasero residence of former Speaker Anita Among and returned to Parliament. The official parliamentary vehicles stationed at former Speaker Anita Among’s Nakasero residence have been returned to the Parliament parking lot, following standard procedure for the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A multi-agency corruption investigation targeting alleged financial misconduct in Parliament and other government institutions has reportedly recovered cash, electronic devices, and documentary evidence linked to former Speaker Anita Among following a four-day search operation at her residences and offices. The operation, which sources say was …

Bukedea, Uganda | URN | A section of residents in Bukedea District has welcomed the withdrawal of former Speaker, Annet Anita Among, from the Speakership race. The embattled outgoing Speaker of the 11th Parliament, early on Monday, said that she will not be offering herself for the speakership of the …

Wakiso, Uganda | URN | Residents of Kakola-Mutungo Kigo in Makindye  Ssabagabo Wakiso district say the multi-billion shilling mansion belonging to outgoing Speaker of the 11th Parliament, Anita Among, was built in less than two years. One resident whose name URN has chosen not to reveal for his safety said …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Security forces have launched another joint search of former Speaker Anita Among’s residence in Mutungo-Kigo, with heavy security deployed to the area. A heavy deployment of the joint security task force comprising soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), detectives from the Criminal Investigations …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The exiled Uganda Law Society President, Isaac Ssemakadde has questioned the timing of alleged corruption and money laundering by the outgoing Speaker, Annet Anita Among. In a statement issued on Saturday, Ssemakadde said that Speaker Among is not a saint. He noted that the Executive’s …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Security agencies on Saturday mounted coordinated raids on properties linked to Speaker of Parliament Anita Among over  suspected corruption. The operation, involving officers from the Crime Intelligence and Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), targeted Among’s upscale residence in Nakasero. The operatives …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Norbert Mao, one of the aspirants for the post of Speaker to the 12th Parliament, has backed the Patriotic League of Uganda’s (PLU) decision to withdraw support for Speaker Anita Among and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. He described the decision as a “principled stand against …