Anita Among, one of Uganda’s top politicians and a key architect of the country’s devastating anti-gay law, has claimed that “homosexuals” are behind allegations that she directed staff members to withdraw huge amounts of public money through private accounts.
In a parliamentary session on Friday, Among – the Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament – used a homophobic slur while responding for the first time to the allegations against her: “I will never give you an answer on hearsay, or rumour-mongering. Me to answer you on hearsay, on things you have cooked up on social media because I have said no to bum shafting?"
Among is among five to have been named in an alleged corruption exposé by a group of journalists and activists since February.
