The Ugandan Speaker Parliament, Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah has gone to be with the Lord, President Museveni confirmed in his tweet handle yesterday(20th.March.2022) morning.
According to President Museveni, he was briefed through a phone call by a travelling team to Seattle in the USA where Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah was admitted and due for the last office.
The phone call that came through at 10:30 am today was only a confirmation that there was no more to do after another yesterday where the head of State was told it is all done.
President Museveni in disbelief took it upon himself to break the news to the family yesterday, asking them to expect the worst from Seattle.
Deputy Speaker Anita Among, Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng, DP President General Norbert Mao and Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo had five days back travelled to visit Oulanyah who was in his final exit stages.
The team’s role was only to access the options available as ordered by President Museveni and manage his wishes and finally come up with a plan to handle the situation.
Another source maintains that the debate in Seattle was basically on whether to pull the machines off or not, but they were overruled by President Museveni who insisted that they be patient.
President Museveni had for long expressed that there would be a miracle despite being told months ago that Oulanyah’s illness was terminal.
Early in February, Oulanyah had spent three days without eating and he did not answer his phone calls during the time which prompted the Deputy Speaker to order the security detail and protocol teams of Oulanyah to dash him to Mulago hospital.
Mr. Oulanyah by this time had been terribly ill and Mulago could not handle his case, a call was made to President Museveni who through his personal doctors booked him admission at Nakasero Hospital.
Two days later, President Museveni was briefed regarding Oulanyah’s situation and he indeed was told the speaker’s situation had tipped to the downside, and he would be declared dead in an interval.
President Museveni refused to agree with the assertion, asking them if he was still alive anyway to which they affirmed he still lived but not long.
He then insisted they try elsewhere, giving orders to Uganda Airlines to fly the speaker to a specialized doctor in Seattle.
Oulanyah according to sources was having terminal cancer and a few surgeries could give him a bit of a lifeline, though the President Museveni was willing to go to the end of it all until the last phone call coerced him to make the final announcement. May his soul test in Peace. END