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By Mulengera Reporters In a blockbuster interview with YouTuber John Bosco Kisitu, PLU Secretary General and Kasambya County MP David Kabanda went at length to explain his well-publicized fallout with the disgraced former Speaker Anita Among.   He used the opportunity to portray how for a long time, Anita Among (formerly his very good friend) didn’t mean well for Gen …

By Mulengera Reporters On Tuesday morning, Salt TV’s controversial presenter Full Figure Nakangubi used her slot on the morning show to celebrate the woes that befell former Speaker Anita Among, the woman whose political demise has since attracted euphoria among the long-persecuted and suffocated staffers at Parliament, and accredited media representatives alike.   Remarkably, Anita Among has sunk into a …

The atmosphere at Parliament has noticeably changed. Smiles are broader, hugs are more frequent, and conversations that once took place behind closed doors are now happening openly and with greater participation. When The Observer visited Parliament a few days ago, the corridors were unusually busy for this stage of the parliamentary calendar. Normally, the period between the end of May …

It has been 26 days since former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among was placed under house arrest at her residence in Nakasero, Kampala. Since then, access to one of Uganda’s most powerful political figures has been tightly restricted. Sources familiar with the matter say even her mobile phones were confiscated, leaving her largely cut off from the outside world. …

Centuries ago, Niccolò Machiavelli warned in The Prince that rulers who govern through personal power must constantly prevent subordinate centers of influence from becoming independent poles of attraction. In modern political science, this is understood as the core logic of competitive authoritarianism: the center must maintain a strict monopoly over patronage and coercion to survive. Once an ally accumulates sufficient …

By Mulengera Reporters Sometime back President Museveni okayed the recall of Nelson Ocheger and those he was working with from the service of the Ugandan Mission in Nigeria.   This was after a huge fight erupted there over the billions that had been invested into the construction project to build the new embassy premises for Uganda there. After the evacuation …

By Mulengera Reporters On Monday, PFF Secretary General Semujju Nganda was interviewed by Joseph Sseruwoza, a BBS TV journalist. The interview touched on a multiplicity of subjects including the ongoing turbulence drowning former Speaker Anita Among.   Semujju, who has closely dealt with Parliament for over 30 years, said Anita Among will be remembered in history as the worst Speaker …

By Mulengera Reporters After joining the Kyabazinga to attend the Saturday nurses’ graduation ceremony at a Iganga-based nursing institute, Rebecca Kadaga (aka Mama Busoga) led a powerful entourage of newly elected MPs from Busoga to a playground Kaliro where she presided over new Bulamogi MP Bernard Mutebi Mugoya’s thanksgiving ceremony.   It was a massive event and the crowd was …

The whereabouts of Amuria District Woman MP Maggie Etilu remain unknown several days after she was reportedly picked up by security operatives in Kampala after visiting embattled former speaker Annet Anita Among. The unexplained disappearance of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) legislator has sparked concern among fellow MPs, family members and constituents in Amuria District, many of whom have …

By Mulengera Reporters There was euphoria and enthusiasm as members of the 12th Parliament received their new Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth and showered him with love. The House was fully parked as legislators gathered for their maiden session. There was visible joy everywhere as journalists, who had been gagged, harangued and intimidated for years, freely roamed around while going about their …