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How State spied on ex-Speaker Anita Among from 2021

How State spied on ex-Speaker Anita Among from 2021

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

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Thugs Break into Parked Car, Make Away With Shs100M in Mubende

Thugs Break into Parked Car, Make Away With Shs100M in Mubende

Yet to be identified thugs broke into a parked car and made away with a laptop bag containing Shs100M.According to the PRO Wamala Region, SSP Lameck Kigozi, the incident occurred on 21/05/2026 at around 5:00 PM at Kalonga Trading Centre in Kalonga Sub-county.The suspects, travelling

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Not Because He’s a Westerner? Why Thomas Tayebwa Survived Museveni’s Axe That Struck Anita Among

Not Because He’s a Westerner? Why Thomas Tayebwa Survived Museveni’s Axe That Struck Anita Among

The political survival of Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa amid the ongoing turbulence surrounding Uganda’s parliamentary leadership has triggered intense debate within political and media circles, with many questioning why President Yoweri Museveni appears to have spared him while s

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Rights Lawyer Opiyo Demands Court Drop Charges Against Parliamentary Exhibition Protesters

Rights Lawyer Opiyo Demands Court Drop Charges Against Parliamentary Exhibition Protesters

Human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo has called on courts to drop all charges against activists arrested during the 2024 parliamentary exhibition protests that exposed alleged corruption and financial mismanagement within Parliament.The exhibition, spearheaded by journalist and academic Jimm

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Ssemakadde says Museveni gov’t using anti-corruption fight to ‘finish’ ex-Speaker Among

Ssemakadde says Museveni gov’t using anti-corruption fight to ‘finish’ ex-Speaker Among

Ssemakadde’s remarks come at a time when Among’s bid for another term as Speaker is facing mounting resistance from influential political and security actors.Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde (Photo/Courtesy)Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) President, Is

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Equity Bank cleared of wrongdoing in Shs3 billion fraudulent gold transaction

Equity Bank cleared of wrongdoing in Shs3 billion fraudulent gold transaction

The police have cleared Equity Bank of any wrongdoing in a fraudulent gold transaction that resulted in a loss of over Shs3 billion for Canadian national Clifford Potter.Last week, it was reported that Police had called on Equity Bank and Stanbic Bank to clarify the circumstances surroundi

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Kadaga’s Turkey Visit Sparks Fresh Political Debate After State House Meeting

Kadaga’s Turkey Visit Sparks Fresh Political Debate After State House Meeting

Former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has once again found herself at the center of political conversation following her recent trip to Istanbul. Kadaga shared a message on X, formerly Twitter, describing a “crispy and cool morning” at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference

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Did Rt Hon Sekandi, Kadaga, and the late Oulanya know that a lot of money was in the Parliamentary SACCO account?

Did Rt Hon Sekandi, Kadaga, and the late Oulanya know that a lot of money was in the Parliamentary SACCO account?

After reading on social media how money totaling Shs 4,190,000,000 was withdrawn within 8 hours, I feel perturbed, and my question is: did the previous Speakers know of this money being kept in the Parliamentary SACCO account? If they knew, what made them not use it the way the current leadership

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Downfall of a Titan: Inside the Multi-Agency Raid on Anita Among’s Luxury Mansion

Downfall of a Titan: Inside the Multi-Agency Raid on Anita Among’s Luxury Mansion

KAMPALA, Uganda — Joint security forces on Saturday raided the Nakasero residence of outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among as part of an ongoing high-level corruption investigation into alleged illicit enrichment, money laundering and undeclared assets.The multi-agency operati

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EXCLUSIVE: Anita Among blue-eyed boys and girls to face investigation in the mix of the storm

EXCLUSIVE: Anita Among blue-eyed boys and girls to face investigation in the mix of the storm

Former Speaker Anita Among’s blue-eyed boys and girls are finding themselves in the corridor of corruption and financial storm as several legislators, parliamentary officials and political mobilisers face investigations over their close links to the former powerful Speaker and alleged dealings

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