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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, Daily Monitor reports. The Vice President Jessica Alupo, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, cabinet ministers, …

Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) on Tuesday set a date for expressions of interest for the post of Speaker of Parliament following the death of Jacob Oulanyah, senior sources said. The Central Executive Committee (CEC) will later convene on Wednesday and Caucus on Thursday. Sources added that the election …

Mr Nathan Okori, father of Parliament Speaker Jacob Oulanyah whose death was announced on Sunday, said his son did not die of natural causes and that he was “poisoned”, Ugandan DailyMonitor reports. “I know all of you who have come here are mourners. His (Oulanyah’s) death is not easy news …

Tributes have poured in for Uganda’s parliament speaker Jacob Oulanyah who died on Sunday while undergoing treatment in the US. President Yoweri Museveni announced the death of Mr. Oulanyah without giving information on the cause of death. Mr Oulanyah, 56, had held the speaker’s position for about 10 months. President …