Former Speaker of Parliament and Bukedea Woman MP Anita Among is expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court, marking a major escalation in a corruption investigation that has engulfed Parliament’s former leadership for weeks.
The case follows a multi-agency investigation launched in May 2026 involving the Inspectorate of Government (IGG), the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF).
Investigators have searched properties linked to Among in Nakasero, Ntinda, Kigo and Bukedea, seizing documents and electronic devices and impounding several luxury vehicles including a Rolls-Royce Cullinan reportedly worth more than Shs 2.4 billion and multiple Range Rovers.
Among stepped down from the race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament in May, shortly after the raids began. She has since been under tight restrictions, including a reported freeze on her bank accounts, and says the measures have disrupted both her personal finances and business and charitable activities.
She has not been formally charged with a crime until now, and the specific allegations against her had not been made public as of the time of her expected court appearance.
The IGG’s inquiry is reported to center on alleged money laundering, abuse of office, and irregular recruitment of parliamentary staff, alongside broader questions about wealth declaration and the management of parliamentary resources.
Among’s case sits within a broader investigation that has already led to charges against several senior Parliament officials. Seven staff members, including Director of Communications and Public Affairs Chris Obore, were arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court last week on charges of embezzlement, causing financial loss, and money laundering, in connection with an alleged diversion of roughly Shs 31.9 billion in parliamentary funds between 2023 and 2026. Those officials were remanded to Luzira Prison.
President Yoweri Museveni has publicly declined to comment on Among’s case, saying conclusions should await the completion of the Inspectorate’s report.
According to our sources, Museveni was reportedly frustrated by Among’s earlier refusal to step aside from the speakership race despite being offered other political considerations, though this has not been confirmed by the president himself.
The precise charges Among will face, and whether they extend to allegations beyond financial impropriety, are expected to become clear only once she is formally arraigned. As with the other Parliament officials implicated, she is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
