The Speaker of parliament Jacob Lokori Oulanya has passed away.
The sad news was announced by President Museveni via his twitter handle this afternoon.
President Museveni’s Statement on Twitter.
20th March, 2022
Countrymen and Countrywomen.
It is with a lot of sadness that I announce the death of the Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah, the Speaker of Parliament.
I got information of this sad news at 10.30am, East African time from People that have been with him and the doctor that was caring for him in the intensive care unit.
He was a good Cadre. I delayed the announcement so that his children would be informed first. May His soul rest in eternal peace.
Signed: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President and Chairman of the NRM.
Oulanyah was flown out in the early hours of Thursday, February 3, after discharge/referral from Mulago hospital where he had been admitted.
Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah 56yrs has been lawyer and politician, who served as the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda (2021 – 2022).
He was elected to that position on 24 May 2021, after defeating the former Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga.
He served as Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan parliament, from May 2011 until May 2021.
Oulanyah was also the member of parliament representing the Omoro County constituency, Omoro District, Acholi sub-region, in the Uganda’s Northern.
He was born in the then Gulu District, on 23 March 1965 to Nathan L’okori and Karen Atwon
He attended St. Joseph’s College Layibi, Dr Obote College Boroboro, and Kololo Senior Secondary School for his O-Level and A-Level education.
In 2001, he entered politics by successfully contesting for the parliamentary seat of Omoro County, in the then Gulu District under the no-party system also known as the Movement Political System.
He also participated in the peace talks between the government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels.
In 2006, standing as a UPC candidate, he lost his re-election bid and in July 2006, he quit the UPC and joined the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
Oulanyah was elected to represent Omoro County then in Gulu District, in the Ninth Parliament, this time on the NRM ticket. He was elected as Deputy Speaker of Parliament on May 19, 2011.
Following the February 2016 general election, Oulanyah was re-elected as Deputy Speaker of Parliament on May 19, 2016.
On May 24, 2021, Jacob Oulanyah was voted Speaker of Parliament in a race against his former boss, Kadaga and Kira Municipality MP, Ibrahim Ssemujju. Jacob obtained 310 votes against Kadaga’s 197 and Ssemujju’s 15.
