The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among, at church and a follow-up political rally addressed by President Museveni, yesterday renewed her innocence despite double sanctions by foreign governments on corruption claims.

The renewed war on corruption through which the Ombudsman says Uganda loses nearly Shs10 trillion a year, gained public traction last week in the wake of demonstrations by anti-graft crusaders.

Heavily armed security forces arrested nearly 100 of the participants in the ‘March to Parliament’ and they remain on remand in prison on charges of being common nuisance, and idle and disorderly.

Organisers of the demonstrations planned to resume this week, among others, demand the unconditional resignation of Ms Among and four parliamentary commissioners named in taking Shs1.7b in personal-to-holder service awards.

“You move around trying to destroy the country and saying Anita must resign. Resign and go where?” Ms Among asked yesterday, disclosing that her eyes were already set on re-election as a Member of Parliament and Speaker of the 12th Parliament

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