It is with a lot of sadness that I announce the death of the Rt Hon. Jacob Oulanyah – Museveni

The Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon Jacob Oulanyah has died.

The death of the Speaker was announced Sunday afternoon by President Yoweri Museveni.

“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,” President Museveni said in a statement.

“He was a good Cadre. I delayed the announcement so that his children would be informed first. May His soul rest in eternal peace,” he added.

The Speaker has been hospitalised at a Seattle medical facility in Washington State since last month.

The late was an agricultural economist, lawyer and politician, who served as the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda.

He was elected to that position on 24 May 2021, after defeating the former Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga.