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Speaker Among’s rise and depth of her power
June 2, 2021 Deputy speaker Anita Among
Anita Among’s election on May 24 as deputy speaker of parliament, completed her five-year-long meteoric ascension to the apex of the elite legislative branch of government.
She garnered an overwhelming 415 votes to ultimately claim the crown and consign her opposition contenders; Mawokota South MP Yusuf Nsibambi (FDC) (35 votes) and Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko (Independent) (24 votes) to oblivion.
The Bukedea woman MP has used individual political brilliance and unquestioning loyalty to the powers-that-be to scale the heights of politics. In terms of influence, access to resources and to the highest office in the land, Among continues to overshadow many lawmakers and ministers.
MP winners dodge losers to stop court petitions
Sunday April 25 2021
Mr Fred Nyanzi (centre) consults with his lawyer during the hearing of his petition for vote recount for the Kampala Central MP at the High Court in Kampala in January. PHOTO | ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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For months, it has been a game of cat and mouse between litigants challenging results of the recent parliamentary elections and those they want to evict from the House.
Before the cases are heard by judges across the county, the most contentious issue has been tracing the parliamentary seat winners to serve them with court papers – a critical step if the case is to be set in motion.