Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has been put under house arrest and ordered to step out of the Speaker of Parliament reelection race this website has learnt as investigations into multiple corruption allegations take effect.
This follows apetition, submitted earlier this week, by Kampala lawyers requesting IGG to examine whether the Speaker fully declared her income, assets and liabilities as required under the Leadership Code Act.
The complaint comes amid public debate surrounding Among’s lavish lifestyle and her recent acquired Rolls Royce vehicle that costed sh 3.5billion.
Inspector General of Government Justice Aisha Batala Naluzze confirmed that the complaint had been received and was already being processed.
According to Naluzze, the Inspectorate has started handling the matter in line with the procedures provided by law and investigations are expected to follow before findings are made public.
“We received the complaint and we are following the required procedures. Investigations will continue and we shall communicate our findings,”she stated.
The petition, dated May 13, 2026, was officially received by the IGG Central Registry on the same day. It accuses Among of either failing to declare some of her wealth or under-declaring it, contrary to provisions of the Leadership Code Act.
The complaint was filed by Andrew Karamagi, Mercy Munduru, Kato Tumusiime, Gift Grace Achilla, Praise Aloikin and Godwin Toko.
In their petition addressed to Justice Batala, the complainants cited Section 21 of the Leadership Code Act and requested access to Among’s declaration of income, assets and liabilities.
They argued that under Section 4 of the law, all leaders and public officials are required to declare their wealth every two years during the month of March.
The petitioners further noted that failure to comply with the law can attract penalties such as dismissal from office, demotion and confiscation of undeclared assets.
“We accordingly lodge this complaint regarding failure to declare and/or under declaration of wealth by the aforementioned Anita Annette Among,” part of the petition states.
Meanwhile, the IGG has revealed that more than 61,000 public officers failed to declare their wealth during the recent declaration exercise.
According to Naluzze, out of 302,800 government officials expected to declare their income, assets and liabilities, only 241,230 complied with the requirement.
She warned that officials who failed to declare risk being taken before the Leadership Code Tribunal and could face penalties including fines, demotion and imprisonment.
