Uganda, May 21 -- A spokesperson for the embattled Speaker of the 11th Parliament put out a tweet on X to the effect that "Parliament will hold sittings in each of Uganda's regions, starting with Gulu hosting the first one (sic) after the reading of the national budget, announced Speaker @AnitahAmong."

The Speaker, Anita Among, has a noose of travel and financial sanctions around her neck from the United Kingdom. She is accused of corruption stemming from the theft of iron sheets intended for the vulnerable people of Karamoja.

Ms Among is among several government officials who benefitted from the iron sheets. She is also allegedly a subject of investigations by the IGG for possible impropriety regarding the declaration of her assets in ...