Uganda, March 16 -- House Speaker Anita Among yesterday waved the anti-homosexuality flag in what looked like a deliberate bid to redirect intense public scrutiny away from grave allegations implicating her in an alleged multibillion corruption scandal at Parliament.

In her first public reaction three weeks after the disturbing revelations went public in a campaign on social media platform X, Ms Among attempted to deflect attention from herself with the claim she is being targeted for her role in the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act last year.

"I will never, and I am saying never, give you an answer on hearsay; on rumour mongering. We are not going to run this House on rumour mongering. Me? To answer you on hearsay on things that...