The body of Oulanyah to arrive in the country on Sunday at 2:00pm next month.
The process of clearance of the body the late former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah to be repatriated to Uganda is done and the body has already been taken to Uganda Embassy in Washington DC.
The Acholi Parliamentary Group Chairperson Anthony Akol confirmed that the body of Oulanyah will be flown into the country next month on Sunday at 2:00pm.
According to sources the body will likely be buried the following week after it’s arrival in the country and the funeral services will be held at his home in Omoro district.
Oulanyah reportedly died on Sunday, March 20, at a hospital in Seattle, US.President Museveni announced his death in a tweet. He, however, did not specify when he died or what caused his death, two touchy issues that have been a subject of speculation in the past week.
He had been flown to the US in critical condition for special treatment, but health minister Jane Ruth Aceng said the former MP of Omoro County died before accessing the medication as he was still being stabilised.
Oulanyah has since been replaced as Speaker by Anita Among.
