The Speaker of Parliament Annet Anita Among a fortnight ago declared she would vie for the position of 2nd National Vice Chairman (female) of the National Resistance Movement when the position falls vacant next year.
She was speaking to leaders of local authorities who had in their wisdom sought that she contests for the Vice Chairman (Eastern) that too would land her into NRM’s top and most coveted organ, the Central Executive Committee (CEC).
Among sent shock waves among her loyalists who had not seen this coming, hypocrites who planned to set her on a collision course with captain Mike Mukula who occupies the Eastern slot currently.
Similar hypocrites (mafias)set Housing State Minister Princess Persis Namuganza on a similar trajectory against Rebecca Kadaga, then Speaker of the 10th Parliament, reaped dollars and shillings from the scheme and in the end, Rebecca Kadaga was returned 2nd National Vice Chairman (female)with a resounding victory.

The third category shaken by Anita’s declaration are the Kadaga loyalists (mostly) from her Busoga region who feel entitled to the slot under all circumstances, they believe (Maama) a fondly called is unbwoggable, untouchable, indispensable that the speaker’s declaration is viewed not as a focus to take the office but a ploy to wind up Kadaga’s political career.
From her loyalists, questions were for the greed of Anita Among.” She’s MP Bukedea, she’s the speaker, she now wants NRM chair, why does she want everything? “Asked a Kadaga loyalist at the NRM Secretariat.
I quickly told him of the common saying that history repeats itself, Anita Among is doing exactly what Kadaga did when she was Deputy speaker of parliament, Kamuli Woman MP, Chairperson Busoga parliamentary group, a chairperson NRM Kamuli and stood to become 2nd National Vice Chairperson for NRM CEC” why did she want everything then?
What is good for the goose is good for the ganda. So, the issue of political greed can’t be raised against both women without bias. Kadaga has held this position for 20years since she first assumed it in 2005 polls held in Namboole Stadium.
Former Gender Minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru and then State Minister for Teso affairs Amongin Aporu were persuaded to stand down for Kadaga then deputy speaker of parliament.
Someone also asked why is Anita Among witch-hunting and going for Kadaga everywhere, it sounded like they have held several contests yet the truth is at no instance known in history have the two stood against each other. It is headache uninformed.
Tomorrow, we discuss the other advances against Anita Among’s declaration in what seems to be a hot contest ahead.
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Most often than not, political fights are petty but turn out to be the most chaotic
Personal hatred, numerous petty wars, ignorance, diseases, poor hygiene and poverty has eaten up Busoga as a sub region. Influencers often than not, hardly find it easy to advance anything, positive or negative in Busoga without the “last Kabiriti” in Busoga. The 40 years of the Busoga Banana Republic has left Busoga farming and trading in the most hated crop bikado bikado as H.E Tibuhaburwa prefers to call Sugar cane. This disguised plantation farming where the land tenure system is fragmented land ownership has deepened and widened the total collapse of the local Busoga economy and steady collapse of the political class after the last Kabiriti of Busoga blew the other political match sticks, has left a self wounded and weak lioness in the jungle; Rebecca- the ounce Proclaimed ätaizikawo” literally meaning irreplaceable. Her last attempt to retain the position of Speaker of Parliament in the 11th Parliament and having not been supported by H.E who clearly supported the Late Jacob Olanya (MHSRP), left her too weak to engage any serious contest.
Also whether her capacity then was the only reason to have held all the positions and she was the only qualified for the same positions, she must accept then that the current Speaker’s intention to taste and serve in the same capacities as she ( the former Speaker) enjoyed, can not amount to any form of greed but a power apatite precedence set by Alitwala Rebecca . So it is only fair she gets a bite of her cake she baked