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By Mulengera Reporters As the line minister for sports, Peter Ogwang arguably suffered the wrath of Anita Among’s power more than anyone else. His docket requires him to be the political supervisor of all sporting activities including football, which is controlled by FUFA whose very belligerent President is Eng. Moses Magogo, the very aggressive husband to Anita Among.   Because …

Kampala, Uganda — The Saturday security operation at the Nakasero residence of former Speaker of the Uganda Parliament Anita Annet Among marks more than a high-profile corruption investigation. It reflects a convergence of political tension, institutional pressure, anti-corruption rhetoric, and internal power recalibration within Uganda’s ruling establishment at a particularly sensitive moment in the country’s political transition.   The joint …

Viewers: 50,001 By Spy Uganda  A joint security operation led by the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), with support from the UPDF and other security agencies, has reportedly raided the residence of former Speaker Anita Annet Among as part of ongoing investigations into alleged illicit enrichment and money laundering. The premises have since been heavily secured as investigators conduct searches …

By Asuman Kiyingi The dramatic, high-stakes unraveling of Speaker Anita Annet Among’s political dominance in Uganda offers a classic study in the pathology of institutional capture, patronage, and the fragile nature of personalist power. Within a remarkably short period, a political titan—elected unopposed in Bukedea, victorious over the formidable Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga for the NRM’s Second National Vice Chairperson position, …

  By Mulengera Reporters To their credit, the editorial team at NTV have had the opportunity to dance on the proverbial grave of one of their formidable adversaries and tormentors who is none other than outgoing Speaker Anita Among.   Headed by Susan Nsibirwa, the entire Nation Media Group based at Serena Hotel, suffered extreme humiliation, exclusion and harassment when …

By Aggrey Baba The fast-changing battle for Speakership of the 12th Parliament is increasingly pointing toward one political conclusion. As outgoing Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa now fade out of the equation, Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza is quietly emerging as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the ongoing political realignment inside the ruling camp.   For months, …

By Aggrey BabaPressure is politically piling up on iron lady Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa after Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) officially withdrew its endorsement of the two, in a move likely to see them out of speakership for the 12th Parliament. The decision, announced in a May 12, 2026 letter signed by PLU Secretary …

  × ]]]]>]]> According to reports, a woman who was driving her car near Speaker Anita Among’s residence in Kampala is currently nursing bullet injuries, after being shot by JAT security personnel guarding the home of the speaker. Sources say the woman who was reportedly driving a Toyota Harrier near the residence of the Speaker of Parliament at Mackinnon Road …

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 …

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 …