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NRM Central Executive Committee endorses Anita Among for Speaker and Thomas Tayebwa for Deputy Speaker

Election Related Single source Wakiso 27 Jan 2026 Severity: 1/5

According to ChimpReports, the ruling National Resistance Movement's Central Executive Committee, sitting at State House Entebbe, endorsed incumbent Speaker Anita Among and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa as the party's candidates for the two posts in the 12th Parliament. Party officials said the decision aimed to maintain stability in Parliament; the Speaker and Deputy are elected by MPs at the new Parliament's first sitting.

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

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