Censure of Parliament Commissioners is a direct attack COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The month of May has been a tough one for Speaker of Parliament Anita Among as she battled pressure from powerful quarters including President Yoweri Museveni, the U.K. and the U.S. governments. On top of that …
Read More »On UK sanctions against Among
Why the British government is lying about its true motives in imposing sanctions on the speaker. THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | And so, the British government has sanctioned our Speaker of parliament, Anita Among, and two of our ministers. They claim to have done this because she stole resources meant …
Read More »UK sanctions damage Speaker Anita Among
What it means for her second term prospects COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Since the UK announced a barrage of sanctions against the Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among, there has been an attempt by her supporters and some government of Uganda officials to put a brave face to her …
Read More »Speaker Among pledges to lobby for Public University in Bugisu
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has pledged her support for the establishment of a public university in Masabaland. Among emphasized her commitment to collaborating closely with the Bamasaba cultural leadership, asserting that a public university in Bugisu would greatly benefit many youths who may …
Read More »Deputy speaker takes over role of speaker during her “special leave”
CAPE TOWN, South Africa | Xinhua) | The South African parliament said in a late-night statement Saturday that Lechesa Tsenoli, the deputy speaker of the National Assembly, will serve as the acting speaker during the speaker’s “special leave” from her role. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the speaker of the National Assembly, is currently …
Read More »Inside parliamentary corruption
How Ugandan commentators are missing the story behind speaker Among’s loot of public funds THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The hashtag parliamentary exhibition has caused a storm on social media. The speaker of our parliament, Hon. Anita Among, and her apparatchik have been caught with their fingers deep inside the …
Read More »Tayebwa directs the Education Ministry to punish schools charging exorbitant school fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to institute powerful sanctions against schools that are charging exorbitant school fees. This is after several complaints from the public. During plenary on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, the Deputy Speaker said …
Read More »Why LGBT+ campaigners want Speaker Anita Among banned from visiting the UK
The US revoked Among’s visa over the Anti-homosexuality law Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Gay rights activists in the UK and Uganda are urging the British government not to grant a visa to Anita Annet Among, the Speaker of Parliament, which is supposed to enable her travel to the U.K …
Read More »Among dismisses allegations of Shs100 million bribe to MPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among dismissed claims that each Member of Parliament is going to receive Shs100 million as a bribe for passing the supplementary budget worth Shs3.5 trillion budget. Among said the claims were diversionary, and a strategy used by politicians who are in a bad …
Read More »Ousted US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s leaving Congress
Washington, US | Xinhua | Former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was unprecedentedly removed from the position in early October, announced on Wednesday that he is leaving the U.S. Congress at the end of this year. In an opinion piece published on the Wall Street Journal, McCarthy said he …
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