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FULL LIST: Deputy CDF among 10 new UPDF MPs

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KAMPALA — From the parade ground straight to the parliamentary benches, Uganda’s top military brass have traded salutes for votes in a tightly watched UPDF parliament representatives’ election. President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday presided over a sitting of the Army Council at Bombo Military Barracks which later voted them. After what insiders called a “marathon tallying session with zero shortcuts”, …

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Speaker Among, President M7 Hold A Meeting With 15,000 NRM Leaders In Bugisu

Speaker Among President M7 Hold A Meeting With 15000 NRM

This afternoon, the Rt. Hon. Anita Among, the NRM 2nd National Vice Chairperson (Female), together with the Party Secretary General, Rt. Hon. Richard Todwong, convened a meeting of all NRM village chairpersons, LC leaders, and party flag bearers at all levels from the Bugusu sub-region. The engagement aimed at strengthening and empowering the party structures to take the lead in …

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Speaker Anita Among Petitions EC to Gazette Her Bukedea MP Seat Ahead of 2026 Poll

Speaker Anita Among Petitions EC to Gazette Her Bukedea MP

Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has formally petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to gazette her as Bukedea District Woman Member of Parliament unopposed, ahead of the January 2026 general elections. In a letter dated October 31, 2025, filed through Alaka and Company Advocates, Among and several other sitting Members of Parliament requested the EC to publish the names of …

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“Vote For Leaders Who Are Visionary”- Speaker Among to people of kibuku as continues mobilising votes for President Yoweri Museveni and NRM flagbear

Vote For Leaders Who Are Visionary Speaker Among to people

The NRM 2nd National Vice Chairperson [Female] and Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among today spent her day in Kibuku where she continues mobilising votes for President Yoweri Museveni and NRM flagbearers. Among persuaded the people of Kibuku to vote for united leaders for transformational leadership that is hinged on peace, development and prosperity. “If you have one team of leaders …

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Is Anita Among the next president after Museveni? » The Hoima Post –

Is Anita Among the next president after Museveni The

The Speaker’s rapid rise, consolidated power, and national profile fuel speculation about her political ambitions in a post-Museveni era. As Uganda continues to grapple with the enduring question of who will eventually succeed President Yoweri Museveni, a new name has forcefully entered the succession conversation: Anita Among, the Speaker of Parliament. Once a relatively low-profile legislator, Among has rapidly ascended …

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Why is Speaker Anita Among against press freedom? » The Hoima Post –

Why is Speaker Anita Among against press freedom The

The recent blockade of Nation Media Group (NTG) journalists from Parliament has placed the institution’s Speaker, Anita Among, at the center of a burgeoning storm over press freedom in Uganda. While the Deputy Speaker has distanced the top leadership from the decision, the incident has prompted intense speculation about the Speaker’s motives and her burgeoning profile within Uganda’s complex political …

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Speaker Anita Among Set for Unopposed Return as Challenger Pulls Out After “Abduction” » The Hoima Post –

NUPS Asio Kidnapped As Anitah Among is Declared Unopposed

The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate, Florence Asio, who was set to challenge Speaker of Parliament Anita Among for the Bukedea District Woman MP seat, is reportedly battling trauma following what the party describes as an abduction that forced her out of the race. Asio went missing just hours before her scheduled nomination on Wednesday, alongside several of her …

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NUP’S Asio Kidnapped , As Anitah Among is Declared Unopposed in Uganda’s Bukedea » The Hoima Post –

NUPS Asio Kidnapped As Anitah Among is Declared Unopposed

Uganda’s opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) says its parliamentary candidate Asio Florence has gone missing hours before her scheduled nomination, while Speaker of Parliament Anita Among was declared unopposed for the Bukedea Woman MP seat — deepening fears of political intimidation ahead of the 2026 general elections. NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi, known widely as Bobi Wine, said Asio and several …

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