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Twists, turns in Uganda’s 2026 parliament speaker race

Twists, turns in Uganda’s 2026 parliament speaker race

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2026-05-16 04:24:08

Details are emerging of how two meetings on Thursday appear to have pulled the rug out from under Anita Among’s feet. The meetings, including one at State House, Entebbe, involving, among others, government ministers, and another at State House, Nakasero, exclusive to the first family, had one unifying strand—that the optics of Ms Among staying put are bad.

The Speaker of the 11th Parliament has found herself facing criticism over spending controversies.

Monitor understands that the meetings extensively heard about how Ms Among has used the incumbency to gloss over the…

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