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Among Dismisses Mao’s ‘Accidental Speaker’ Claim, Says Position Was Earned

Among Dismisses Mao’s ‘Accidental Speaker’ Claim, Says Position Was Earned

Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among in pink dress.Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has rejected claims by Democratic Party President Norbert Mao that she is an “accidental Speaker,” insisting that her position was earned through a legitimate vote by Members of Parli

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DETAILED: Why Anita Among Doesn’t Deserve Another Term as Speaker of Parliament

DETAILED: Why Anita Among Doesn’t Deserve Another Term as Speaker of Parliament

Beyond the clouts, the video endorsements by different legislators especially the new comers making rounds on social media and the rushed CEC resolution backing Speaker Anita Among and Deputy Speaker Tayebwa’s to continue with their roles in the 12th parliament amidst protests from several CEC

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Maverick Ministers Defy Museveni to Topple Among

Maverick Ministers Defy Museveni to Topple Among

A power play for the ages: Justice Minister Norbert Mao and Speaker Anita Among. Once unlikely allies under President Museveni’s big tent, the two now find themselves on a collision course as Mao signals his intent to seize the speaker’s gavel. With the 12th Parliament on the horizon, the que

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SPEAKERSHIP: Anita Among Courts Powerful Muslim, Buganda’s Prince Nakibinge

SPEAKERSHIP: Anita Among Courts Powerful Muslim, Buganda’s Prince Nakibinge

Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among and Dr. Prince Kassim Nakibinge.In a strategic move amid intensifying speculation over the upcoming speakership race in Uganda’s 12th Parliament, Speaker Anita Among paid a high-profile courtesy call on one of the country’s most influential Muslim figures.

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UNATU Runs Back to Speaker Over Missing Salary Enhancements in Budget

UNATU Runs Back to Speaker Over Missing Salary Enhancements in Budget

As schools across the country prepare to open for the new academic year, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has signalled a shift in strategy amid continued disappointment over unfulfilled government promises to enhance salaries for arts teachers. For many years, the opening of schools

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Inside the battle for House Speakership

Inside the battle for House Speakership

The race for the Speakership in the 12th Parliament moved up a gear this week, with the two leading candidates ripping along at a cracking pace. Following Mr Norbert Mao’s opening gambit, in which the president-general of Uganda’s oldest party—the Democratic Party (DP)—made clear that “

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Alenyo Joins Race For Deputy Speaker Amid Quiet Revolt Against NRM CEC Position

Alenyo Joins Race For Deputy Speaker Amid Quiet Revolt Against NRM CEC Position

A fresh undercurrent of defiance is beginning to ripple through the 12th Parliament as Hon. Marshall Alenyo, a seasoned city lawyer and newly elected legislator, throws his hat into the ring for the position of Deputy Speaker—despite reports that the NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) had al

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Karamoja, Teso Parliamentary losers to back Mao for speakership

Karamoja, Teso Parliamentary losers to back Mao for speakership

Teso/Karamoja – Several parliamentary candidates who lost in the just concluded elections across Teso and Karamoja have started holding meetings with those who were elected to ensure that they vote for DP Party Chairman Mr. Norbert Mao for the speakership of the 12th Parliament.In secre

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Mao tests the limits of his pact with Museveni

Mao tests the limits of his pact with Museveni

KAMPALA, Uganda — For two years, Norbert Mao has served as the intellectual bridge between Uganda’s entrenched establishment and its fractured opposition. Now, as the dust settles on the 2026 general election, the veteran politician is signaling a desire to lead the very institution he once c

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Speaker Anita Among Urges Museveni to Ask Betty Amongi to Step Down for Aceng in Lira Race

Speaker Anita Among Urges Museveni to Ask Betty Amongi to Step Down for Aceng in Lira Race

Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to request the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, to step down from the Lira City Woman Member of Parliament race in favour of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, Dr Jane Ruth A

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