JACOB L'OKORI OULANYAH – OBITUARY

Uganda in Sorrow upon the death of the National Parliament Speaker in Seattle, U.S.A.

CEO East Africa, 20th March 2022|Jacob Oulanyah, Speaker of of the 11th Parliament of Uganda, has passed on in Seattle, USA, where he has been battling illness.

The shocking news was announced by President Yoweri Museveni in a tweet.

“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.”

Eulogy – A YouTube video snippet in honour of the Late Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah | Mourner : Uganda Revenue Authority , Watch 👇🏾

Death – Obituary: DALIFAiSPECIAL joins Uganda in mourning the passing of the speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Jacob L'okori Oulanyah (1965 - 2022).May His Soul Rest in Eternal Peace.

About the late Oulanyah

Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah was a Ugandan agricultural economist, lawyer and politician, who served as the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda (2021 – 2026). 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 Region.

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 1988, he joined Makerere University, the oldest university in the East African Community, where he studied agricultural economics. He graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts in that subject. That same year, he entered law school, also at Makerere University, graduating in 1994 with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He served as speaker of the university students’ guild during his stay at Makerere. In 1995, he attended the Law Development Centre (LDC), where he obtained a postgraduate diploma in legal practice.

Following his graduation from the LDC, Oulanyah worked as a lecturer at the centre. During the same timeframe, he began private law practice at the law firm of Oulanyah, Onoria & Company Advocates. 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 was however a cardholder of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC). 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. In July 2006, he quit the UPC and joined the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). In 2008, he served as the chairman of the commission of inquiry into the controversial sub-lease of Kisekka Market, one of the municipal markets in the city of Kampala. In March 2011, 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 19 May 2011.

Following the February 2016 general election, Oulanyah was re-elected as Deputy Speaker of Parliament on 19 May 2016. In the vote, conducted by secret ballot, he received 300 votes, while Muhammad Nsereko received 115. On 13 July 2019, Oulanyah was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Divinity by Zoe Life Theological College USA and acquired the title, Doctor enabling him be called Rt. Hon. Dr. Jacob L. Oulanyah

On 24th May 2021, Jacob Oulanyah was voted Speaker of Parliament in a race against his former boss, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga and Kira Municipality MP, Ibrahim Ssemujju. Jacob obtained 310 votes against Kadaga’s 197 and Ssemujju’s 15.

UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE: PRESIDENT MUSEVENI'S STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT

NRM SECRETARY GENERAL STATEMENT ON THE DEMISE OF THE SPEAKER

MoFPED: CONDOLENCE MESSAGE ON THE PASSING OF RT.HON. JACOB OULANYAH, SPEAKER OF THE PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA

File Photo/Courtesy: Deputy Speaker Rt.Hon. Anita Annet Among (MP) signing the condolence book in honor of Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah (RIP)

"He was truly a Honorable man who made sterling contributions to the development of Uganda and stands to be remembered for his part in advancing the welfare of the people of Uganda." — Veteran Politician Hon. Winnie Kiiza inscribed while signing the condolence book in honor of the Late Rt. Hon. Jacob L'Okori Oulanyah.

Death – Obituary Messages

Death – Obituary: PRAU joins Uganda in mourning the passing of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Jacob L'Okori Oulanyah (1965 - 2022). May His Soul Rest in Eternal Peace.