Bold 9-year-old pupil walks to Parliament to meet Speaker Among

Security at the Parliament gate was on Monday stunned by the courage of a 9-year-old pupil who walked to Parliament, seeking to meet the  Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among. Smartly dressed in her school uniform, Ruth Precious Kharunda, a Primary Five pupil of Nakasero Primary School told the security officers at the Parliament gate how she had walked from home to meet the Speaker whom she admires and takes as her role model. When it was brought to her attention, Speaker Among demanded that Kharunda be immediately ushered into her office ahead of other guests in the waiting room. Among was later pictured embracing the girl in her arms as they talked. Kharunda expressed the financial struggles of her […]