Anita Annet Among was born on 23 November 1973 and is a Ugandan accountant, lawyer and politician who is the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda since 2022.
15 Facts About Anita Among
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Anita Among concurrently serves as the elected member of parliament for the Bukedea District Women Constituency, the same position she held in the 10th Parliament.
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Anita Among was in FDC party before she joined the ruling NRM where she was voted as the Deputy Speaker of the 10th Parliament.
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Anita Among is the second female deputy speaker in the history of Uganda's parliament after Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga.
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Anita Among is named in the torture complaint against the Ugandan government that was submitted with the International Criminal Court.
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Anita Among is the proprietor of Bukedea Comprehensive Academy, a co-educational boarding school founded in 2018.
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Anita Among attended local schools for her elementary and secondary education.
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Anita Among graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Makerere University in 2005.
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In 2018, Anita Among graduated from Kampala International University, with a Bachelor of Laws degree.
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From 1998 to 2006, Anita Among worked at Centenary Bank, one of the large commercial banks in the country.
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For two parliamentary election cycles in 2007, when Bukedea District was created, and in 2011, Anita Among lost the District Woman Representative seat to Rose Akol of the National Resistance Movement political party.
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Anita Among declared her bid for the Deputy Speakership of the 11th parliament of Uganda.
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Anita Among was elected as the new Speaker of the parliament of Uganda on the March 25,2022 replacing Jacob Oulanyah, who died in Seattle, Washington.
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Anita Among introduced him to her parents in a traditional marriage ceremony.
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Anita Among is rumored to have a son with one of Forum for Democratic Change's officials in western Uganda, Patrick Baguma Atenyi.