Anita Among | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2022 | |
| President | Yoweri Museveni |
| Preceded by | Jacob Oulanyah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1973 Bukedea District, Uganda |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Political party | National Resistance Movement |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Accountant, Politician, Lawyer |
| Known for | Politics Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda |
Anita Annet Among (born 23 November 1973) is a Ugandan accountant, lawyer and politician who is the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda since 2022.[1][2] She also concurrently serves as the elected member of parliament for the Bukedea District Women Constituency, the same position she held in the 10th Parliament (2016–2021).[3] She was in FDC party before she joined the ruling NRM where she was voted as the Deputy Speaker of the 10th Parliament. She is named in the torture complaint against the Ugandan government that was submitted with the International Criminal Court.[4]
She is the proprietor of Bukedea Comprehensive Academy, a co-educational boarding school founded in 2018. The academy, located in Bukedea District,[5] also offers vocational training alongside its academic programs[6]
- ^ "NRM's Anita Among beats Opposition's Basalirwa to become Speaker,after gathering a total number of 401 valid votes against 66 votes scored by her opponent Asuman Basalirwa in a speaker election held on 25th March 2022 at Kololo independence grounds Kampala". Monitor. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Speaker of Parliament | Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Kiggundu, Edris (21 September 2016). "MP Among's rise, connections leave key questions unanswered". The Observer. Kampala.
- ^ "Speaker Among named in fresh ICC torture petition". Monitor. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Museveni: Anita Among is a 'Good Independent' MP". ChimpReports. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Betsy, Norah (8 November 2021). "Bukedea Comprehensive Academy, New Curriculum Implementation, Teaching and Learning Resources, ICT Club, Staff Professional Development". KAWA Uganda. Retrieved 21 August 2024.