Tag Archives: Jacob Oulanyah

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr Stephen Kazimba Mugalu, has called for a review of the constitutional provision that states that no business shall be transacted in Parliament before the election of the Speaker. Kazimba was on Wednesday, 24 March 2022 speaking during …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has criticized Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo for attacking Baganda who he accused of leading demonstrations against Speaker Jacob Oulanyah while in the USA seeking specialized treatment. A video recording of the Chief Justice giving a speech during …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Urban Council speakers want the government to construct a monument in remembrance of the fallen Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah. The Speakers under their umbrella body Uganda Urban Council Speakers Association (UUCSA), where Oulanyah was a patron, say Oulanyah was a principled man who served …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The late Speaker Rt Hon. Jacob Oulanyah has been eulogized as ‘a rare species’ of politician who meticulously served his country with utmost professionalism and integrity. Since Tuesday, 22 March 2022, several dignitaries including members of the diplomatic corps, Members of Parliament and other political …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Retired Bishop of Kitgum Diocese, McLeod Baker Ochola, has termed as unrealistic statements by leaders in Acholi following the death of the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah. On Monday, Members of Parliament under the Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) together with LCV chairpersons in Acholi, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Just two days shy of his 57th birthday, Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon. Jacob Oulanyah was announced dead by President Yoweri Museveni, sending the country into grief. Oulanyah died at a hospital in Seattle in the United States of America, following an illness that kept him …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clerics from Acholi sub-region have called on the public and family members of the former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah, to remain calm and desist from speculating the cause of his death. Oulanyah, 56 was pronounced dead by President Museveni in a tweet on Sunday …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo district has postponed the planned eviction of pastoralists following the death of Jacob Oulanyah, the Speaker of Parliament. On Sunday, the security committee of Lamwo, together with clan leaders held a meeting at Palabek town council and resolved to start the eviction on Monday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament will seat on Tuesday, March 29, to elect the new Speaker of Parliament following the death of Jacob Oulanyah. Oulanyah who doubled as the Omoro County legislator and Vice-Chairperson of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party for Northern Uganda, becomes Uganda’s first …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed all flags in the country to fly at half-mast until the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah is buried. Before his official directive through his Twitter handle, Uganda Radio Network-URN reporters at Parliament had observed flags already flying at half-mast at …