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 …
Read More »Flags to fly at half-mast until Oulanyah is buried
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 …
Read More »God made Oulanyah speaker to fight witchcraft, corruption: Parliamentary chaplain
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rev Canon Christine Shimanya of the Parliamentary Anglican Chaplaincy says God made Jacob Oulanyah, the Speaker to fight witchcraft and corruption in Uganda. Shimanya made the statement while presiding over prayers at Oulanyah’s home in Muyenga on Sunday night. Oulanyah died on Sunday morning in …
Read More »A look back at Oulanyah’s short tenure as Speaker of Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Act stands out as the highlight of Jacob Oulanyah’s short tenure as head of the legislature. Oulanyah 56, died on Sunday morning at a Seattle Hospital in the United States of America where he was indisposed since February 4, …
Read More »Oulanyah was very committed and generous: Archbishop Kaziimba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba has eulogized the fallen Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah for being very committed and generous. This is carried in his statement following the death of Oulanyah that was announced on Sunday afternoon …
Read More »Oulanyah owes Ugandans legislation on improved healthcare: UMA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health practitioners under their umbrella body Uganda Medical Association-UMA, have tasked the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah to champion legislation to improve the healthcare system in the country upon his recovery. Oulanyah is currently hospitalized in Seattle in the United States of America where he …
Read More »Speaker Oulanyah on path to recovery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah, is responding well to treatment, Deputy Speaker Anita Among has said. During the House sitting on Thursday, 17 February 2022, Among said the Speaker is recovering well and that he has spoken with a number of legislators. “Rt Hon. …
Read More »How unanswered phone calls tipped off Oulanyah’s deputy, friends about his illness
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah had spent three days without eating when he was evacuated from his home to Mulago National Referral Hospital and eventually out of the country, URN has learnt. The Deputy Speaker Anita Among and Oulanyah’s close friends intervened when he …
Read More »Deputy Speaker Among restricts debate on Oulanyah’s health
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has restricted lawmakers from debating matters relating to the health of the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah. Among was on Tuesday updating the house during plenary to dispel rumors surrounding the health condition of Oulanyah who was flown …
Read More »Uganda, DR Congo speakers root for regional cooperation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah and the President of the Senate of the DR Congo, H.E. Modeste Bahati Lukwebo have agreed to foster bilateral relations that better the lives of their people. In their meeting on Tuesday, 21 December 2021 at Parliament House, Oulanyah …
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