Oulanyah’s body arrives in Uganda
The family of the fallen former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah receive the casket containing his remains at Entebbe International Airport on April 1, 2022. PHOTO | TONNY ABET
What you need to know:
- The casket was received with full honours. Acholi dancers from Agago District also performed the Bwola dance, said to be the former Speaker’s favourite, as a cultural gesture.
At exactly 2:02 pm, an Ethiopian Airlines plane that was carrying the body of the former Speaker of Parliament Jacob L’okori Oulanyah, touched base at Entebbe International Airport.
The Vice President Jessica Alupo, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, cabinet ministers, Members of Parliament, friends and family, amid tears, received the body.
The casket was received with full honours. Acholi dancers from Agago District also performed the Bwola dance, said to be the former Speaker’s favourite, as a cultural gesture.
A series of activities will continue until the body is finally laid to rest next Friday (April 8) at the deceased’s ancestral home in Omoro District.
Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng consoles Speaker Anita Among (C) upon sight of the casket containing the remains of fallen former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah at Entebbe International Airport on April 1, 2022. Looking on (extreme left) is Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Doll and the Vice President Jessica Alupo (right). PHOTO/ MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI
Oulanyah died on March 20 at the University of Washington Medical Centre in Seattle, US, where he was receiving treatment for cancer.
