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Reputation of Uganda’s Anita Among tarred by corruption scandal. Anita Among, speaker of Uganda’s parliament A “homosexuality honeymoon” seems to be over for Anita Among, the homophobic speaker of Uganda’s Parliament. In 2023, she orchestrated the enactment of Uganda’s harsh Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), after which she enjoyed months of praise from equally homophobic Ugandans. But now her name is tarred …

The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has joined a growing chorus of condemnation from civic groups and human rights defenders, following the violent crackdown on National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters in Mbarara. The incident, which unfolded last week, has sparked widespread outrage across the country, with calls for urgent reforms to ensure electoral integrity and respect for political freedoms as Uganda …