According to Mwenda’s account, the alleged Kadaga’s targets at the traditional healer included President Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, Gen Salim Saleh, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and Anita Among herself.
Fresh political intrigue has gripped Uganda following sensational claims by veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda that former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga allegedly apologised during a tense closed-door meeting at State House after being confronted with accusations of attempting to bewitch President Yoweri Museveni and members of the First Family.
The dramatic allegations, which have since sparked intense debate across political and social circles, were made by Mwenda during an appearance on the Bad Natives podcast.
According to Mwenda, the high-level State House meeting held last Thursday had initially been understood by attendees to focus on the growing political and legal troubles surrounding current Speaker Anita Among.
The journalist, who also serves as communications director for the Patriotic League of Uganda, claimed the meeting brought together President Museveni, Rebecca Kadaga, Anita Among, three bishops, and senior military officer Gen Proscovia Nalweyiso.
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However, Mwenda alleged that the meeting unexpectedly took a completely different direction after President Museveni reportedly shifted attention away from Anita Among and instead confronted Kadaga over allegations linked to witchcraft and spiritual targeting.
“It turned out that the meeting was not about Anita Among and that was how Museveni wanted to structure it,” Mwenda reportedly said during the podcast discussion.
He further claimed that Museveni presented audio and video recordings allegedly showing Kadaga consulting a traditional healer with intentions directed at several senior figures within the ruling establishment.
According to Mwenda’s account, the alleged targets included President Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, Gen Salim Saleh, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and Anita Among herself.
Mwenda claimed that after the recordings were played before those present, Kadaga allegedly admitted visiting the traditional healer and acknowledged the authenticity of the recordings.
He further alleged that the former Speaker became emotional during the confrontation and apologised as the meeting turned into a tense discussion centered on the accusations.
The allegations, however, remain unverified, and no official evidence has been publicly released to support the claims made by Mwenda.
Rebecca Kadaga has also not publicly commented on the matter.
The controversy has emerged at a time when Uganda’s political establishment is already facing heightened scrutiny over corruption investigations, internal rivalries, and growing tensions within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
Mwenda also claimed that Anita Among’s wealth only became a topic of discussion after the State House meeting had concluded. According to him, one of the bishops present reportedly questioned the source of Among’s alleged accumulation of wealth, an issue he says later triggered ongoing investigations.
In recent days, investigators have reportedly conducted searches at Anita Among’s residences in Bukedea, Nakasero, and Munyonyo-Kigo as part of broader investigations into allegations of corruption, abuse of office, money laundering, illicit enrichment, and possible breaches of the Leadership Code Act.
The investigations are also said to have expanded into Parliament, targeting offices linked to the Clerk to Parliament, the Directorate of Finance, and external auditors.
Authorities reportedly believe that materials recovered during the searches could become key exhibits in the widening corruption probe.
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Meanwhile, Rebecca Kadaga remains one of Uganda’s most influential and longest-serving female politicians. She has represented Kamuli District as Woman Member of Parliament since 1989 and has occupied several senior government positions over the years.
Kadaga made history in 2011 when she became Uganda’s first female Speaker of Parliament, serving until 2021 before losing the position after the NRM endorsed Jacob Oulanyah.
President Museveni later appointed her First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs.
Kadaga and Anita Among have long been viewed as political rivals within the ruling party, with tensions between their camps increasingly surfacing during internal party contests and regional political battles.
Political analysts say the latest allegations — regardless of whether they are substantiated — reflect deepening mistrust and intensifying power struggles within Uganda’s ruling establishment ahead of the country’s next major political transition.
