President Yoweri Museveni has today (August 25) directed the Chief of Defence Forces , Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to release former Speaker of the 11th Parliament Anita Among from house arrest.
House arrest is a legal measure that confines a person to their residence as an alternative to imprisonment.
Gen. Kainerugaba, in a post on his X platform, confirmed the development, saying, Mzee (President Museveni) has also instructed him to release Among from house arrest.
The development has also been confirmed by Among’s lead lawyer Caleb Alaka. Alaka welcomed the President’s decision, saying Among’s legal team was grateful for the intervention.
Sources confirmed that the Special Forces Command (SFC) soldiers, who were camped at Among’s home in Nakasero and Kigo, left the residences Today morning following the directive.
This will be a big sigh of relief for Among, who has been under house arrest for three months now following a raid on her residences by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces soldiers in the wee hours of Saturday morning (May 16, 2026).