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Gen Muhoozi says PLU MPs will back the President's choice for Speaker, stepping back from Among endorsement

Election Related Single source Uganda (national) 10 May 2026 Severity: 1/5

Chief of Defence Forces and PLU leader Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted on X on Sunday evening that all PLU and PLU-leaning MPs would vote for whoever the President endorses for Speaker. ChimpReports reads this as a step back from PLU's earlier backing of Anita Among and Thomas Tayebwa, and reports that PLU Secretary General Daudi Kabanda posted that PLU's 302 MPs would follow the guidance.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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