Anita Among

Among was born in Bukedea County, Kumi District, (now Bukedea District) on 23 November 1973 in a family of 48 Children - where majority of her siblings were girls. She attended local schools for her elementary education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Makerere University in 2005. In 2008, she was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree, also by Makerere University. In 2018, Among graduated from Kampala International University, with a Bachelor of Laws degree. At that time she was in the process of attaining qualification as a Chartered Certified Accountant. ==Career==

From 1998 to 2006, Among worked at Centenary Bank, one of the large commercial banks in the country as a cleaner during her S.6 Vacation, later becoming a cashier. At the time she left in 2006, she had risen to the rank of a Branch manager. For the ten years prior to her election to Parliament, she served as a lecturer in accounting, at Makerere University Business School and Kampala International University. and won the party primaries. In the 2021 general elections, Among was one of the few legislators who was elected unopposed to join the 11th Parliament though her victory was contentious because the electoral commission blocked some of her competitors from nomination. Among declared her bid for the Deputy Speakership of the 11th parliament of Uganda. Among was elected as the new Speaker of the parliament of Uganda on the March 25, 2022 In 2023, she urged members of the Ugandan National Assembly to support a new bill that would make the mere fact of identifying oneself as LGBT illegal and risk up to ten years of incarceration. == International sanctions ==

On 30 April 2024, the UK's Foreign Office announced personal sanctions against Anita Among and two other high Ugandan officials under its Global Anti-Corruption sanctions regime for their involvement in significant corruption, making her a subject to an asset freeze and a travel ban. On 30 May 2024, Among and several other Ugandan officials were sanctioned by the US State Department on charges of corruption. == Family==

Among and her husband Moses Magogo Hassim have twins, earning her the title of Nalongo in Uganda. She introduced him to her parents in a traditional marriage ceremony. She is also rumored to have a son with one of Forum for Democratic Change's officials in western Uganda, Patrick Baguma Atenyi. ==See also==