Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Local Government Justine Nameere Nsubuga has denied claims that she planned to organise a party for former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, popularly referred to as AAA.
Nameere issued the clarification after a video clip allegedly showing her discussing a party for Among circulated online and reportedly attracted the attention of Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
In a message addressed to Gen Muhoozi, Nameere said the clip being circulated was fake because it had been edited from an older video and presented without the original context in which it was recorded.
“The clip circulating about a party to be thrown for AAA is fake,” Nameere said, referring to the video that had reportedly caused questions about her position concerning Among.
She then delivered a strong warning to Gen Muhoozi, telling him, “Whoever brought it to you is your enemy.” Her statement suggested that she believed the person who presented the clip to the military chief did so with the intention of creating a misunderstanding.
According to Nameere, the original video was recorded on May 6, 2026, and was not about organising a party for Anita Among. She said the recording had been edited in a way that changed the impression created by her words.
Nameere explained that the original video was directed at young entrepreneurs and encouraged them to take advantage of business opportunities expected during the swearing-in season.
She said young people could make money by providing services such as decoration, clothing, make-up and hairdressing because such activities normally attract increased demand during major public and political events.
At the time the video was recorded, Nameere said, Anita Among was still regarded as one of the leading candidates for the position of Speaker of Parliament. She acknowledged that she supported Among during that period.
Nameere further explained that Among had also received support from the Patriotic League of Uganda and the NRM Central Executive Committee at the time. Therefore, her comments in the original recording reflected the political circumstances that existed when the video was made.
However, Nameere said the political situation later changed. According to her, both the NRM and PLU eventually withdrew their support for Among, while her own position also changed following those developments.
She therefore argued that using a section of the old recording and presenting it as a new statement about a planned party was misleading. Nameere described the circulation of the edited clip as a deliberate attempt to remove the original context and create a different meaning.
The minister described the allegations surrounding the video as “baseless and mischievous”. She said the people circulating the footage had failed to provide the circumstances under which the original recording was made.
Nameere also explained that she had been offline since Sunday night and was therefore unaware of the discussions surrounding the video when they started circulating. She said she only learnt about the controversy after Frank Mwesigye contacted her at about 10.20pm.
Beyond the disputed video, Nameere raised broader concerns about people who have access to senior leaders. She warned Gen Muhoozi that some individuals could allegedly use their proximity to him to influence his understanding of events involving other people.
“Many crooks will abuse access to you by framing resourceful people while covering up their own corruption,” she told Gen Muhoozi. The statement appeared to be a warning against individuals who might allegedly present selective information while concealing matters that could expose themselves.
Nameere did not name the people she was referring to in that particular statement. Instead, she cautioned that access to influential leaders could allegedly be misused to damage the reputation of others and create unnecessary disagreements.
The minister also reaffirmed her loyalty to Gen Muhoozi, saying that she had known and worked with him since their university days. She also referred to her background in the media and her previous political mobilisation activities in Greater Masaka.
Nameere concluded her message by expressing confidence in Gen Muhoozi’s ambitions, telling him that his dreams were valid and that millions of people were cheering him on. She also emphasised the importance of loyalty, declaring that it defines her.
The clarification has now placed Nameere’s version of events at the centre of the controversy surrounding the video. While the circulating clip has been interpreted as evidence of a planned party for Anita Among, Nameere maintains that it was taken from an old recording, edited and stripped of the context in which it was originally made.
