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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnita Among is campaigning to continue as Speaker of Uganda\u2019s Parliament<\/p>\n
Parliament Speaker Anita Among and two supporters at Women\u2019s Day Breakfast in early March. (Photo courtesy of Parliament of Uganda)
\nAntia Among, the speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, claims she was sanctioned by the United States because of her support for the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) 2023.
\nIn fact, she was one of several senior regime officials sanctioned by the Biden Administration for corruption and human rights violations.
\nShe was defending her bid for re-election as speaker after her opponents labeled her an \u201caccidental speaker\u201d as the race gains momentum.
\nAmong stated at the Women\u2019s Day Breakfast meeting held at parliament in early March: \u201cI was sanctioned for defending Uganda\u2019s values.\u201d She was referring to her leading role in the enactment of the harshly anti-LGBTQ legislation, which calls for life imprisonment for same-sex intercourse and death for serial offenders.
\nThe promoters of the AHA were always quick to claim that the law was about defending African and family values because values resonated more with the public sentiments.
\n\u201cWhen we were passing the anti-homosexuality bill, everybody was fearing even to move near me, because they thought they would also be attacked like I was attacked. I was sanctioned for the good of this country. I protected the values and the traditions of this country. I carried the cross for the good of this country and I am ready still to carry it. I do not mind about the sanctions\u201d, Among said.
\nAmong was banned from travel to the United States because she and three other Ugandan officials \u201cabused their public positions for their personal benefit at the expense of Ugandans,\u201d U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
\nAmong rose to the speakership after the passing of former speaker Jacob Oulanya.
\nHer opponents are now alleging that she does not have what it takes to preside over parliament, having gained the position by \u201csympathy\u201d rather than substance.
\nBut she rejected the label of \u201caccidental speaker\u201d, saying that she was voted in by 415 MPs, which she noted isn\u2019t an accident.
\nCurrently, Nobert Mao, president general of the Democratic Party and minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, seems to be Among\u2019s main challenger but the chances of him or any other contender unseating \u201cTriple A\u201d (Anita Annet Among) are slim because, for now, political weight and numbers favour the incumbent.
\nAmong and her deputy have the full backing of President Yoweri Museveni and they are also counting on the support of 369 National Resistance Movement (NRM) lawmakers in the 526-member 12th parliament plus about 30 independents who typically support the NRM.
\nAmong just presided over a ceremony during which the NRM-leaning MPs signed a memorandum of understanding with the party, promising to support the ruling party\u2019s motions in parliament.
\nFrank Mugisha, an LGBTQI+ human rights advocate, advises Among to update her rhetoric.
\n\u201cThe divisive, anti-gay rhetoric of the past is a tired script that no longer resonates with the Ugandan people\u201d he stated in response to Anita\u2019s claim that she was sanctioned because of her support for AHA.
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For too long, Mugisha notes that politicians have used the LGBTQ community to distract from real issues. Anita Among is campaigning to continue as Speaker of Uganda\u2019s Parliament Parliament Speaker Anita Among and two supporters at Women\u2019s Day Breakfast in early March. (Photo courtesy of Parliament of Uganda) Antia Among, the speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, claims she was sanctioned by the United States because of her support for the Anti-Homosexuality Act …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_3659155457675267_172535249438148":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance.jpg",543,442,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance-300x244.jpg",300,244,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance.jpg",543,442,false],"large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance.jpg",543,442,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance.jpg",543,442,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance.jpg",543,442,false],"tie-small":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance.jpg",92,75,false],"tie-medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance.jpg",203,165,false],"tie-large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance.jpg",252,205,false],"slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance.jpg",405,330,false],"big-slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-sanctioned-for-corruption-a-Uganda-leader-cites-anti-gay-stance.jpg",543,442,false]},"author_info":{"info":["Editor"]},"category_info":"News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cWhile they claim to \u2018carry a cross\u2019 of tradition, it is the LGBTQ who carry the true weight of the hate they spew. The recent elections sent a clear message: the fact that anti-rights MPs \u2014 including the mover of the anti-gay law [Asuman Basalirwa] \u2014 lost their seats proves that hate is no longer a winning campaign strategy\u201d he wrote on X.
\nAccording to him, voters have moved on, choosing a future of progress over the politics of persecution. \u201cOutdated prejudice is officially losing its grip\u201d, Mugisha stated.
\nCommentator Twesigye John disputed Among\u2019s claim of being sanctioned over the AHA.
\n\u201cYou were sanctioned because of corruption. Period. It\u2019s on record, so hiding behind the homosexual bill is just a diversion surely\u201d, he wrote on X.
\nDespite the criticism, Among seems to be convinced that the homosexuality card still carries weight and will deliver her back into the power as Speaker of the 12th Parliament.
\n\u201cLast time, the ticket was Oulanya\u2019s death. This time, the AHA is her ticket\u201d, said a queer advocate who requested to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n\n
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