Anita Among

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Anita Among
Born (1973-11-23) 23 November 1973 (age 48)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Education
OccupationAccountant, politician, lawyer
TitleDeputy Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda
(2021 - 2026)

Anita Annet Among (born 23 November 1973) is a Ugandan accountant, lawyer and politician who serves as the Deputy Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda (2021–2026).[1] 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).[2] She was in FDc party before she joined the ruling movement where she was voted as the Deputy speaker of the 11th parliament.

Background and education[]

Among born in Bukedea District on 23 November 1973. She attended local schools for her elementary and secondary education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, from Makerere University, in 2005. In 2008, she was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree, also by Makerere University.[3][4]

In 2018, Among graduated from Kampala International University, with a Bachelor of Laws degree.[5] At that time she was in the process of attaining qualification as a Chartered Certified Accountant.[3]

Career before politics[]

From 1998 until 2006, Ms Among worked at Centenary Bank, one of the large commercial banks in the country. At the time she left in 2006, she had risen to the rank of branch manager. For the ten years prior to her election to parliament, she served as a lecturer in accounting, at Kampala International University.[3]

Political career[]

For two parliamentary election cycles in 2007, when Bukedea District was created, and 2011, Among lost the District Woman Representative seat to Rose Akol of the National Resistance Movement political party.[2]

Among, a long-time member of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change political party, ran in 2016 as an independent candidate. She won and is the incumbent MP.[2]

In 2020, she joined the National resistance Movement (NRM) after falling out with her party FDC[6][7] and won the party primaries. In the 2021 general elections, Among was one of the few legislators who was elected unopposed to join the 11th parliament though her victory was contentious because the electoral commission blocked some of her competitors from nommination.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Among declared her bid for the deputy speakership of the 11th parliament of Uganda[15][16][17][18]

Other considerations[]

In the 10th Parliament, Ms Among serves as the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE).[2][3][19]

Personal life[]

Anita Among is not married but has a son with one of Forum For Democratic Change FDC's officials in western Uganda, Patrick Baguma Atenyi[20]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Paul Mugume (24 May 2021). "NRM's Anita Among Wins Deputy Speaker Race By Landslide". Kampala, Uganda: The Tower Post. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Kiggundu, Edris (21 September 2016). "MP Among's rise, connections leave key questions unanswered". The Observer. Kampala.
  3. ^ a b c d Parliament of Uganda (2018). "Parliament of Uganda Members of the 10th Parliament: Among Anita Annet: Bukedea District Woman Representative". Kampala: Parliament of Uganda. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Parliament of Uganda". Parliament of Uganda. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ Mujuni, David (23 June 2018). "MP Anita Among Graduates From KIU". Kampala: Campusbee Uganda. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  6. ^ FDC plots to throw MP Anita Among off statutory authorities committee over 'relationship' with NRM, retrieved 3 April 2021
  7. ^ FDC Reshuffle; MP Anita Among says she won't leave COSASE post, retrieved 3 April 2021
  8. ^ "Voters petition EC over Bukedea MP's academic papers". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  9. ^ Correspondent, GEORGE OKELLO | PML Daily Senior (1 November 2020). "Bukedea Woman MP Anita Among unopposed as EC cancels nomination of her six rivals". PML Daily. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Two Women Aspirants Blocked from Nomination in Bukedea". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Anita Among's Unopposed Victory Hanging On Thin Thread As Court Of Appeal Decides". East News. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ^ Independent, The (24 March 2021). "Court declines to order EC to degazette MP Anita Among". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  13. ^ "MP Anita Among's opponent cries foul after she is declared unopposed in Bukedea". Nile Post. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  14. ^ Daily, OUR REPORTER | PML (23 March 2021). "BREAKING! Court upholds EC's decision to Gazette MP Anita Among as "unopposed"". PML Daily. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  15. ^ "MP Anita Among Declares Bid for Deputy Speaker Slot | The Kampala Post". kampalapost.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Battle for Deputy Speaker job heats up as minister joins race". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  17. ^ Independent, The (18 March 2021). "Deputy speaker's race: Bukedi MPs ask Oboth Oboth to do more consultions". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Seven Eyeing Deputy Speakers Job in Parliament". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  19. ^ Dicta Asiimwe, and Halima Abdallah (5 January 2019). "'Let us do our job,' opposition tells Uganda's Speaker". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  20. ^ "PROFILE: All eyes on Anita Among as Bukedea MP becomes most powerful woman politician". Watchdog Uganda. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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