Anita Among Officially Expresses Interest in Speaker Job

Deputy speaker Anita Annet Among has expressed interest in the post of speaker as the journey to replace the late Jacob Oulanyah heats up. 

Anita Among’s papers were delivered to the NRM Electoral Commission (EC) offices by her personal assistant Mary Athieno.

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MORE ON SPEAKER OULANYAH’S DEATH

Museveni has since ordered that flags fly at half mast until Oulanyah has been buried. (Read Story Here).

But Museveni’s government is yet to reveal the cause of Oulanyah’s death. (Read Story Here).

His father Nathan Okori says his son Oulanyah was poisoned. (Read Story Here).

Acholi Paramount Chief has asked government to explain why most powerful politicians from the region die only a few months in office. (Read Story Here).

LAST WORDS & MOMENTS: Here’s What Speaker Jacob Oulanyah Said Before He Died

Samuel Kamugisha

Samuel Kamugisha is a Ugandan journalist, editor, language instructor, poet, fiction and non-fiction writer. A Makerere University graduate of Journalism and Communication with a decade-long experience in news reporting, writing and editing, Kamugisha is Editor at The Pearl Times. Most of his previous work was published by The Observer. When he is not doing journalism work -- which is rare -- Kamugisha will be reading or writing a short story or a poem, or caught up in the writer's block.

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