Anita Among to Walk Free After Gen Muhoozi Says Museveni Ordered Her Freed From House Arrest, No Prosecution

What the report says

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said President Yoweri Museveni had ordered former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among released from house arrest and said she should not face prosecution. The claim was posted by the Chief of Defence Forces on X, according to Nile Post, but State House had not confirmed the directive at the time of publication.

The report said Muhoozi also stated that security personnel had been instructed to lift restrictions at Among’s residence. He suggested Museveni had chosen to forgive her despite saying she had made mistakes. The article did not provide an official response from the presidency or details on whether the reported instructions had been carried out.

Among has faced months of security pressure and investigations linked to allegations including corruption, illicit enrichment and money laundering. Nile Post said searches were carried out at her Nakasero home in Kampala and later at property in Bukedea. The story noted that she stepped back from the contest for Speaker of the new Parliament as scrutiny grew.

The reported development matters because Among remains a prominent MP and one of Uganda’s most visible political figures, while the status of the investigation and any seized assets was unclear in the article. More broadly, the case sits within a wider pattern of anti-corruption probes involving senior officials in Uganda.