Army reportedly racing against time to finish Oulanyah’s home before the burial.
UPDF Engineering Brigade took over the completion of the late Speaker’s multi-billion house at his ancestral home in Lalogi Sub-county, Omoro county in Omoro District some few days ago.
They are reportedly building at the speed of woodpeckers on a tight deadline.
They are supposed to finish the building the deceased house before the burial ceremony which is to be held next month on the 8th of April.
According to the Omoro district LC5 chairperson, Okello Douglas Peter Okao, the President promised to complete the double-storeyed building on time.
An insider revealed that, Oulanyah wanted to finish his mansion by 2022 before he died.
To complete this project, he establish a brick-making factory that was providing the building materials.
Oulanyah also donated bricks to several people in his village to upgrade them from grass thatched to modern permanent houses.
Silvesto Odoki, a teacher at Ajuri Primary School and one of the beneficiaries, said in 2019, Oulanyah constructed for him a house using bricks from his factory.
Oulanyah is commonly known as Dano Pa Dano which is loosely translated in Acholi as a people’s person.
By the time of his death, he was in advanced stages of installing the very first radio station in the district.
Oulanyah’s body is expected in the country on Friday, April 1.
Okello, who is also the local funeral organising committee chairperson, said interdenominational prayers are being held every day at 1:00pm.
Apart from prayers, the Acholi traditional Royal dance, Bwola and warriors’ dance Otole will be performed all throughout the funeral events leading to the burial of the former Speaker.
A descendant of the Okaruwok Yeto Lee clan, Oulanyah loved traditional dances.
