Security searches Among's Parliament office — plus related developments

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 3:47 PM 

Deputy Speaker: Makmot interested

Reporting by Dedan Kimathi:

Agago County MP Edward Makmot Otto has entered the fray of those seeking to become Deputy Speaker of Uganda's 12th Parliament.

Makmot, who served in the 10th Parliament before taking a five-year sabbatical, made the announcement at a press conference held at Parliament’s South Wing on Tuesday. He says that owing to his previous parliamentary assignments, he is tried and tested.  

“I served in the tenth Parliament; this is my second term. I was on legal and parliamentary affairs committee. I served with my boss Oboth-Oboth. I was also his leader on Rules, Privilege and Discipline committee where I was the vice-chairperson and he was my member."
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 3:17 PM 

Katusiime eyes Deputy Speaker role

Reporting by Sharon Nabakooza:

❝Adrine Katusiime Mwebesa, the Sheema District Woman MP, has unveiled a manifesto for the position of Deputy Speaker of Parliament centered on digital transformation, accountability, and efficiency in parliamentary oversight.

In her campaign manifesto, she says her experience working in 11 countries on governance, information and communication technology (ICT), procurement, and accountability systems, has equipped her with the expertise needed to modernise Parliament and strengthen legislative oversight.

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 2:40 PM 

Tayebwa gets Deputy Speaker nod

Meanwhile, related to what has been happening in the recent days, the talk of Speakership and Deputy Speakership has been ubiquitous. Earlier today, the CDF, who leads the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), announced that Ruhinda North MP Thomas Tayebwa — who deputised Among in the 11th Parliament — is the person tapped for the position of Deputy Speaker ahead of next Monday's elections.

Kainerugaba said this decision was as per the guidance from President Yoweri Museveni, who is the Commander-in-Chief.

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 2:23 PM 

CDF urges officials to 'cooperate' with security

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and the presidential advisor on special operations, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, says 'Operation Maliza Ufisadi' is only getting started.

Maliza and ufisadi are Kiswahili words meaning finish and corruption, respectively. Put together, it means the operation the CDF is referring to is one aimed at ending corruption. In his inauguration speech last Tuesday, President Yoweri Museveni declared that the 2026-2031 term is one of "no more sleep" and "no corruption".

In his message on social media platform X today, Kainerugaba says the ongoing operation has recovered "quite a lot of the people's money and property" and that "everything will be returned to the Treasury".

His advice to government officials is to "co-operate fully with the security services (...) to avoid arrest".

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 1:30 PM 

NUP picks Mwiru for Speaker race

Reporting by Simon Peter Tumwine at Makerere-Kavule:

The National Unity Platform has fronted Jinja South Division East MP Paul Mwiru as its candidate for the Speakership race. He will be coming up against the likes of Jacob Oboth-Oboth of the National Resistance Movement.

"I am calling upon my fellow MPs to rally behind me as a leader who will have consensus, who will be fair, inclusive, and protect all MPs, among others," says Mwiru.

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 1:18 PM 

We welcome the probe — NUP's Ssenyonyi

Reporting by Simon Peter Tumwine at Makerere-Kavule:

Former Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi, who is current Nakawa West MP and National Unity Platform (NUP) spokesperson, has welcomed the ongoing investigations into the embattled former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and other parliamentary officials.
 
"We have been talking about corruption but the various key stakeholders have been silent. I wrote to the former IGG, Beti Kamya, informing her about the corruption in Parliament but she kept promising to come to carry out investigations but nothing happened," he has told party members at the NUP headquarters in Makerere-Kavule.

"We welcome the investigations being conducted on Among and Parliament but we are not very happy because many thieves are still out there and need to be investigated and arrested."

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 1:03 PM 

Reporting by Mary Karugaba at Parliament:

❝The detectives are done with the Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige, the Director Finance Patrick Kunobwa and they are now in the office of the external and internal auditors.
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 12:45 PM 

Topsy-turvy seven days for Among

What began as a week of elation has gradually evolved into a forgettable one for the embattled former Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among.

Exactly seven days ago, she appeared in jubilant mood as she and other top government leaders welcomed President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for his inauguration at a filled Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Uganda's capital Kampala.

The following day, on Wednesday, Among and other elected members of the 12th Parliament were accompanied by their loved ones to take the oath of office for the 2026-2031 term.

But three days later, on Saturday, things changed.

At around 2:30pm, a fleet of over 15 police vehicles, vans, minibuses and pickup trucks pulled up at Among's Nakasero residence on Mackinnon Road. A truck sealed off the road and three uniformed officers took positions at the gate in this exclusive neighbourhood of Uganda's capital. Plain-clothed detectives fanned out across the plush compound, watching, waiting and cataloguing.

Scene of crime officers and forensic investigators moved through the property in a methodical, room-by-room sweep. Before dusk, black suitcases were seen being loaded onto a white police van and driven away.

What exactly was removed from Nakasero has not been fully confirmed, but sources said investigators had specifically suspected the existence of a hidden bunker inside the property where vast sums of cash had been stashed. Finger prints were lifted off money safes, document folders, electronic devices, doors and furniture, all aimed at establishing who had accessed the premises and when.

Documents recovered reportedly included bank statement, title deeds, contracts and correspondence. Every time removed was tagged and entered into an evidence register under strict chain-of-custody protocols. The operation was jointly conducted by detectives from the Criminal Investigations Directorate, the Forensics Directorate and Crime Intelligence.

Inside Among's residences spread across Nakasero in Kampala and Kigo in Wakiso, investigators reportedly found what sources close to the investigation described as a trove of evidence that went well beyond anything previously made public.

Security also extended the probe to another residence in Ntinda, Nakawa. All residences have remained under tight security as inquiries continue.

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 12:19 PM 

More Police seen at Parliament

The security deployment at Parliament has been ramped up, with more Police officers seen checking in at the facility as the investigations continue.

Part of the team is Detective Inspector Aggrey Mpamizo (wearing a white checkered shirt), who was one of the witnesses called by the state to testify in the murder trial of Christopher Okello Onyum in April.

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 12:02 PM 

We shall issue a statement — Among's lawyer

Reporting by Mary Karugaba at Parliament:

❝Meanwhile, Parliament's director finance Patrick Kunobwa has led investigators to the office of the Clerk to Parliament as investigations continue. 

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 12:02 PM 

We shall issue a statement — Among's lawyer

Earlier, on his way up to the fifth floor of Parliament, where his client's office has been sealed off by investigators, counsel Caleb Alaka is asked a couple of questions by reporters inside the elevator. He doesn't give away much and says they will issue a statement later in the day.

Q: How is the going?

A: We are moving.

Q: How is the client?

A: We shall issue an official statement later.

WATCH 👇🏽


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 11:44 AM 

Among 'fully cooperating' — lawyer

It has been busy days for the team investigating this matter.

On Monday morning, a few minutes before noon, a brand-new 2025 Rolls-Royce Cullinan belonging to Among, valued at around sh3.4 billion, was moved from the Kigo residence of the former Speaker onto a police car carrier and driven off to the Police headquarters in Naguru in Nakawa division. Also moved to the same destination was another vehicle, a Range Rover Sport, also belonging to Among.

Her lawyer, Alaka, told New Vision that she is "fully cooperating with the investigators".

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 11:20 AM 

Among's lawyer at Parliament

The moments earlier when Anita Among's lawyer Caleb Alaka arrived at Parliament. He sped up the stairs, walked through the check point at the entrance and marched straight into the sealed-off office, where the investigating crew is.

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 10:53 AM 

WATCH: Detectives at Parliament 👇🏽

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 10:44 AM 

Reporting by Eddie Ssejjoba at Parliament:

❝All parliamentary staff have been blocked from entering their offices and ordered to stay away as detectives and auditors from State House search former Speaker Anita Annet Among's office and of other senior staff. Other offices searched include that of the Clerk to the Parliament, Adolf Mwesige Kasaija.

Journalists followed the investigators but were later stopped from a distance. The search started at around 9am on Tuesday.

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 10:32 AM 

The ongoing probe was sanctioned by President Yoweri Museveni. The investigations at Parliament follow earlier searches at Among's residences in Kampala and Wakiso (Nakasero, Ntinda and Kigo), where luxury vehicles and other items have since been recovered.

She is facing charges related to corruption, abuse of office and money laundering.

Meanwhile, a notice reading CRIME SCENE, DO NOT CROSS has been taped to the office entrance on the building's fifth floor.

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 10:30 AM 

'CRIME SCENE'

Hello everyone. Things are happening fast. Security has sealed off the office of outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among at Parliament as well as that of the Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige Kasaija in an escalation of the investigation into corruption and money laundering allegations against Among.