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Emorimor leads Teso delegation to Gen Saleh over Anita Among's situation

The Paramount Chief of Teso has led cultural leaders, legislators and elders to meet Gen. Salim Saleh, seeking his intervention over challenges facing former Speaker Anita Among, including restrictions arising from…

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The Paramount Chief of Teso, Paul Sande Etomeileng Emolot, has led a delegation of cultural leaders, Members of Parliament and elders to meet Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho, commonly known as Salim Saleh, over the situation facing former Speaker Anita Annet Among.

The meeting was held at Gen Saleh's residence in Kapeeka in Nakaseke District.

The delegation comprised senior officials of the Iteso Cultural Union (ICU), clan elders, leaders from the Teso Sub-region and five Members of Parliament led by the Vice Chairperson of the Teso Parliamentary Group (TPG), Emmanuel Omoding.

The legislators included Amuria District Woman MP Margret Etilu, Amuria County MP Samuel Edyau, Kibale County MP Constantine Okwii and Bukedea County MP David Okweere Beecham.

According to the delegation, the meeting centred on the challenges facing Among and the need for dialogue and reconciliation as investigations involving the former Speaker continue.

Emorimor appealed to Gen Saleh to use his influence to help secure what he described as a peaceful resolution of the matter.

Among the requests presented was the unfreezing of Among's bank accounts to enable her meet personal and family obligations.

The delegation also asked that she be allowed to continue attending parliamentary sittings and visit her Bukedea constituency to fulfil her constitutional duties as an elected leader while investigations continue.

Emorimor stressed the importance of dialogue, reconciliation and national unity, urging that the matter be resolved through engagement rather than confrontation.

Responding to the delegation, Gen. Saleh said the concerns raised were already receiving attention at the highest levels of government and urged the people of Teso to remain calm.

"The issues surrounding your daughter are not criminal as many people have portrayed. Some of them are personal while others are institutional. This matter is not about Anita alone; it is about the 11th Parliament, where all members bear collective responsibility," Saleh said.

He also appealed to the delegation not to turn the matter into a regional or tribal issue.

"Please keep calm. Allow the process to continue. We shall discuss this matter with President Yoweri Museveni and other key leaders involved. There is no need to make this a tribal issue because it is essentially a political matter," he said.

Saleh acknowledged that Among may have made mistakes during her tenure as Speaker but argued that some of the challenges stemmed from the circumstances under which she assumed office and the broader institutional environment in which Parliament operated.

He disclosed that he had remained in regular contact with the former Speaker and had continued to offer her guidance.

"I have received a letter from Anita, and I have been advising her to remain calm. Whenever she calls me, I receive her calls. She is not the first leader to face such challenges and certainly will not be the last," he said.

Drawing on his own political experience, Saleh recalled resigning from Parliament after facing corruption allegations while serving as a UPDF representative, saying public leadership often comes with intense scrutiny.

"It is very difficult to serve in Parliament and come out without facing allegations. Many of us have gone through similar experiences. What is important is remaining focused on serving the country and achieving national goals," he said.

Saleh further argued that the issues surrounding the former Speaker should be viewed as questions of institutional leadership rather than personal corruption and suggested that a failure to fully appreciate what he described as "Musevenomics" had contributed to some of the challenges she encountered.

He concluded by urging the people of Teso and Among's supporters to remain patient and prayerful, expressing confidence that the matter would be resolved through dialogue and consultations at the highest levels of government.

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