State Minister for Local Government Justine Nameere Nsubuga has denied claims that she was mobilising support for a party to former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, dismissing a circulating video clip as edited and misleading.
In a letter addressed to Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Nameere said the video being used to link her to plans for a celebration for Among was taken from an older recording made on May 6, 2026.
The clarification came after Gen. Kainerugaba vowed to punish individuals who organise what he described as an intended party, amid claims that supporters were planning a celebration for Among following the end of her tenure as Speaker.
Nameere said the clip had been deliberately extracted from a longer video in which she was advising young Ugandans to take advantage of the political swearing-in season to make money.
She said her message was directed at people working in businesses such as decoration, clothing, make-up and hairdressing, who could benefit from the numerous events associated with the swearing-in of political leaders.
“I was advising young people to make money during the swearing-in political season,” Nameere said, explaining that she had cited celebrations involving Members of Parliament, ministers, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker as potential business opportunities.
She also noted that President Yoweri Museveni’s swearing-in was expected to generate significant business for service providers.
According to Nameere, Among was a leading candidate for the parliamentary speakership when she made the video and had enjoyed political backing from several quarters, including the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), which she said had also endorsed her at the time.
However, she said the political situation subsequently changed, with the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and PLU withdrawing their support before the matter was eventually settled.
Nameere accused unnamed individuals of reviving the old footage and circulating a selected portion to create a false impression about her current position.
She said she only became aware of the controversy late on Tuesday after receiving information from her colleague Frank Mwesigye, having been offline since Sunday night.
Addressing Kainerugaba directly, Nameere urged him to exercise caution over information presented to him, arguing that some individuals could misuse their access to powerful figures to settle personal scores.
She also defended her relationship with the CDF, saying she had worked with him from her university days and later participated in mobilisation assignments, particularly in the Greater Masaka region.
Nameere reaffirmed her loyalty to Kainerugaba and insisting that the circulating claims should not be used to question her allegiance.