Want it or not, I’m coming back unopposed for speaker, says Among
Parliament Speaker Anita Among poses for a photo with attendees of the annual general meeting of the Uganda District Councils’ Speaker’s Association (UDICOSA) in Wakiso District on February 7, 2025. PHOTO/NOELINE NABUKENYA
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- Among further expressed her plans for the future, noting that after serving her second term, she intends to pass on the speaker’s role to her deputy Thomas Tayebwa.
Parliament Speaker Anita Among, who also serves as the Bukedea District Woman Member of Parliament (MP), has announced her intention to seek re-election as speaker for the 2026-2031 term, stating that she is "coming back unopposed."
In a bold declaration, Among emphasized that her focus is on the speakership, not on her district MP position.
"I’m telling my voters that I’m not seeking a position as a woman MP. I am aiming for the position of speaker of parliament," she said.
"Whoever is going to try to stand with me... I don’t know which kind of person that will be. I will come whether they want it or not, and I will come unopposed," she added.
Among made the announcement on February 7 during the Annual General Meeting of the Uganda District Councils’ Speaker’s Association (UDICOSA), held at the WAKISSHA Resource Centre in Wakiso District.
The association brings together district speakers from all 135 districts across Uganda.
Among further expressed her plans for the future, noting that after serving her second term, she intends to pass on the speaker’s role to her deputy Thomas Tayebwa.
"After the 2026-2031 term, I will hand over the seat to my brother Tayebwa to continue from there. After that, I’ll focus on my family and farming," she disclosed.
The speaker also addressed recent corruption allegations, which she linked to her role in passing the Anti-Homosexuality Law.
"When I passed that law, I became a target. People were paid millions to undermine it and to attack me personally," she said, referring to international opposition to the legislation.
"Yesterday when I saw that there are people who received Shs14 billion to disorganise that law and use the money to fight Among I said He is a faithful God. The Anti-gay law was made to protect our traditions and the future generations of Uganda. That was the best law for this country," she highlighted.
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Among further defended her stance, noting that she had been exonerated by Inspector General of Government (IGG) Betty Kamya, who recently cleared her of corruption allegations.
"IGG came up and said all that is said about this lady [Among] is wrong. You are blackmailing me. That blackmail campaign does not only destroy my nature but destroys our party," she said, calling the accusations part of a broader campaign to discredit her.
Uganda will hold its parliamentary elections in early 2026, on the same day for the presidential election.
