Uganda: The Ides of Among

Uganda: The Ides of Among

[Independent (Kampala)] The political arena of Kampala has long resembled a modern Colosseum, but no one quite expected the Senate floor to turn so decisively on its chief architect. For four years, Speaker Anita Among ruled the August House with the absolute authority of a Roman dictator, wielding her gavel like a sceptre and dismissing challengers as mere plebeians at her gates.

ONGADIA R. PHILLIP: What Lessons Do We Draw from Anita Annet Among’s Saga?

Politics is a strange river. Today it carries a person on its shoulders; tomorrow it sweeps the same person downstream. The unfolding political saga surrounding Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, the current Woman Member of Parliament for Bukedea District and former Speaker of the 11th Parliament, offers Uganda deep lessons about power, ambition, loyalty, wealth, and accountability. There is no doubt that Anita Among’s rise in Uganda’s politics has bee…

Selective Prosecution or Genuine Reform? Uganda’s Anita Among Controversy Raises Tough Questions » The Hoima Post

Ronald Kasirye | The Hoima Post In Uganda’s increasingly polarized political climate, the scrutiny surrounding Anita Among has reopened a longstanding national debate about corruption, political loyalty, and accountability under President Yoweri Museveni. Critics argue that Among’s wealth did not emerge suddenly, nor was it accumulated in secrecy. Over the years, the Speaker has openly expanded her profile through investments in hospitals, schoo…