recent debates on leadership and accountability, male chauvinists have increasingly weaponised the case of Anita Among to discredit women in leadership as a whole.Instead of interrogating individual conduct on its own merits, they present her example as “proof” that women are unfit to
Tanga Odoi did many things to please his master Anita Among who had become like his boss in her very powerful days.Tanga Odoi helped to mistreat and harrass Anita Among’s enemies like Parsis Namuganza.But on Saturday, Tanga Odoi humbled himself and addressed Namuganza with respect
The debate surrounding sovereignty protection laws has become increasingly significant across developing nations where governments seek stronger control over foreign influence and civil society. In Uganda, discussions around the proposed Sovereignty Bill have raised concerns among non-governmenta
Fresh allegations have emerged accusing former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among of allegedly using her influence to cultivate close ties within the judiciary through questionable recruitment practices at Parliament.The claims, which remain unverified, suggest that several sons and d
Hon. Jalameso said he did not just trounce Hon. Obua as an NRM flag bearer but doubly, being the Chief Whip of the ruling party and the Vice Chairperson for the Northern region.“My victory was God planned as he used his people to raise me from grass to grace. My Opponent Obua made a big
President Museveni and the Chief Justice will on Monday preside over the opening sitting of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, where Members of Parliament are expected to elect a new Speaker and Deputy Speaker.According to the official order paper, the First Meeting of the First Session of the 12
Bukhooli MP Solomon Silwanyi has gone back to school in order to achieve his objective and resembling Bobi Wine who became a lawyer in his later years.Silwanyi lost hope about remaining a powerful person at parliament forever after seeing his boss and funder Anita Among falling into proble
Tayebwa, who also serves as Ruhinda North MP, said he was ready to respect whatever decision is reached by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Committee (CEC) regarding the party flag bearer for the influential parliamentary position.“I’m ready to abide by w
At a time when political pressure, corruption allegations, sanctions, and growing public criticism continue to surround embattled Bukedea Woman MP Anita Among, many of her critics had hoped to see her political exit end in embarrassment and uncertainty.Instead, the outgoing Speaker is head
confidential dossier pieced together by covert intelligence shows that State actors put Anita Among under surveillance as early as 2021, when she was Deputy Speaker of Parliament.The voluminous collection of documents, a copy of which Weekend Monitor has seen, discloses that “a reliable
