Tag Archives: corruption

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has declined to provide detailed updates on the ongoing high-profile investigations into alleged corruption involving several politicians, including former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among. The probe, reportedly sanctioned by President Yoweri Museveni, began on May 16, 2026, with detectives …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for the strengthening of prosecutorial capacity to tackle rising cybercrime, fraud, corruption, and transnational crime. Museveni warned that criminals are increasingly exploiting digital platforms, cryptocurrency systems, and cross-border networks to commit sophisticated offences that require specialised investigative and prosecutorial …

COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | President Yoweri Museveni’s remarks at his inauguration for a seventh term and at the election of the Speaker of the 12th Parliament have set a tone of urgency and high expectation that complacency and underperformance would no longer be tolerated from all public officials. In his …

  COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE |  “A stitch in time saves nine” is a British proverb, meaning that taking immediate action to fix a problem prevents it from becoming a larger, more laborious issue later. The phrase originates from sewing—sewing a tiny tear in a piece of cloth immediately saves you …

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 …

Kasese, Uganda | URN | Female fish traders operating along Uganda’s border points have raised concern over rising cases of sexual harassment, corruption, and inconsistent trade regulations that they say are undermining their businesses and livelihoods. The complaints were voiced during a stakeholder dialogue organised by Kilimo Trust in partnership …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Outspoken historian Professor Mwambutsya Ndebesa argues that the embattled former Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, has had her “License” for corruption revoked. In his analysis Anita Among, who is under investigation for suspected abuse of office and self-enrichment, has been a beneficiary of what …

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 …

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 …

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 …