“We are so grateful, Madam Speaker. We are so grateful. We are so grateful, and the people of Kawempe North will be very happy, Madam Speaker.” Elias Nalukoola, repeated these words, his hands clasped and leaning forward from his chair. In that state, he was as humble as his four-year-old daughter Alma, who accompanied him…
Speaker Anita Among has called for a fight against illicit financial flows that see Africa lose an estimated $88 billion annually. Among made this call while presiding at the African Organisation of Public Accounts Committee (AFROPAC) Conference and Fifth Annual General Meeting at Golden Tulip Hotel, Kampala on Monday, 17 March 2025. “The impact of…
Speaker Anita Among has called on Ugandans to be champions of environmental conservation in their communities. She made the call yesterday while presiding over the House noting that the country is experiencing, unusually high temperatures. “This is a reminder that climate change is real and unless we take deliberate mitigation measures, we remain at risk,”…
We reported yesterday that the US government was planning to lift sanctions slapped on Speaker Anita Among and ministers Agnes Nandutu and Mary Goretti Kitutu. We also reported that the new Donald Trump administration was planning to reinstate Uganda’s AGOA status, which Joe Biden suspended in December 2023. Our highly placed sources in the government…
Sources within the government have told Bbeg Media that they have received signals that the Donald Trump administration could lift sanctions imposed on senior Ugandan officials by the Biden government last year. Some of the beneficiaries of this move, sources said, are likely to be Speaker Anita Among and ministers Agnes Nandutu and Mary Goretti…
