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Nearly a year after explosive revelations about the controversial takeover of the Kiteezi landfill by Ghanaian firm Jospong Group of Companies, fresh information reaching Red Pepper Intelligence Unit indicates that the project has never taken off — raising even more serious questions about what really happened behind the scenes. Sources familiar with the matter now say the company that was …

By Ex-MP Godfrey Pereza Ahabwe When the late Jacob Oulanyah was elected to the Speakership of Parliament in 2021 and Jessica Alupo was appointed Vice President, it looked like political power was shared among the Western, Eastern, and Northern Regions that supported the National Resistance Movement. I momentarily leave out Buganda for the obvious reason that it became a renegade …

The race for Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament has erupted into a full-blown political earthquake, after Bulambuli Constituency MP-elect Emmanuel Biara Wepukhulu stormed the contest—sending incumbent Thomas Tayebwa’s camp into visible panic, RedPepper online can authoritatively report. Biara’s entry has shattered claims of a settled race—following talks of alleged CEC endorsement of incumbents Among and Tayebwa—exposing deep cracks within …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Anita Among’s tenure as Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament presents a stark paradox. Publicly, she embodies a powerful, independent leader championing popular accountability and social causes. Yet, critics argue this image masks a deeper reality: her role as a key enforcer of President Yoweri Museveni’s political continuity. The Public Face of a “Strong” Speaker Since taking the gavel, Among has cultivated …

Post Views: 10 By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante(MK)In Mitoomawww.mknewslink.comThe deputy speaker of parliament Rt. Hon Thomas Tayebwa has been hit by another scandal whereby he is forcing Mitooma district service commission to recruit his brother in law dr. Wilberforce Owembabazi.Dr. Owembabazi retired from Bushenyi local government long time ago and decided to join USAID and after its closure by the …

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 …

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 …