{"id":5343,"date":"2022-03-29T16:46:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T16:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=5343"},"modified":"2022-03-29T16:46:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T16:46:49","slug":"former-speaker-to-buried-on-friday-april-8th-declared-public-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/former-speaker-to-buried-on-friday-april-8th-declared-public-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"FORMER SPEAKER TO BURIED ON FRIDAY APRIL 8th, DECLARED PUBLIC HOLIDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
<\/td> The body of late former Speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah will arrive in the country on Friday April 1st and he will be buried on April 8th ,2022 ,the Minister for the Presidency and Chairperson of the Organising Committee for the burial arrangements , Milly Babalanda has announced . Friday April8th has also been declared a public holiday in honou of the late Oulanyah who was the 3rd high-ranking government official.

See the full statement below ,<\/strong>
Friday 1st\u00a0 April 2022 at 2.00 pm the body will arrive at Entebbe International Airport aboard Ethiopian Airlines.\u00a0 The casket will be received with full honors. A few leaders and family members will be allowed at this ceremony.

Immediately after, the casket will be handed over to A plus Funeral Management.\u00a0
Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th April at 9.00 am the body will lie at the home of the Speaker in Muyenga where friends and well-wishers will pay their last respects.There will be a small service conducted and attended by few people on Sunday.

On Tuesday 5th April 2022 at 9.00 am the body will be moved to the Parliament of Uganda where the Rt. Hon. Speaker will lead the Members of Parliament to pay their final respects.\u00a0 \u00a0
The body will spend the night in Parliament.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wednesday 6th April 2022 at 9.00 am the body will be taken to Kololo ceremonial grounds for a state funeral.
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President Yoweri Museveni who is also the NRM National Chairman will lead the nation in paying tribute to the late Speaker of Parliament. The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda; His Grace Dr. Kazimba Mugalu will be the main celebrant.
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A maximum number of 1,500 persons including Members of the Executive, Members of Parliament, Members of the Judiciary, Foreign Dignitaries, Heads of Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Family Members and Leaders from Acholi sub-region will access the grounds.\u00a0\u00a0

After the Ceremony, at 3.00 pm the casket will be airlifted to Omoro, Lalogi village; the Speaker\u2019s ancestral home where it will be received by the family and Acholi leaders.\u00a0\u00a0There will be a night vigil at the home.\u00a0 Thursday 7th April 2022 the body will lie at Lalogi for final respects by members of the public.\u00a0

On Friday 8th April 2022 the burial ceremony will start at 9.00 am. The day will be observed as a Public Holiday as declared by H.E. the President.\u00a0

Appeals to The Public:

The National Flag will continue to fly at half-mast up to Friday April 8th the day of Burial.\u00a0The Minister for ICT Information and National Guidance Dr. Chris Baryomunsi and the Police Spokesperson Mr. Fred Enanga will continually issue updates on all the ongoing activities.

All the burial activities will be relayed live on UBC TV and other TV stations with reporters.
The Acholi Community will perform the Acholi Burial Dance as requested by the Acholi Paramount Chief and as guided by security.

The Minister for Security Hon. Jim Muhwezi will address the nation on security measures being taken to ensure security and safety during this period\/

” Members of the public need to know that the Speaker of Parliament is 3rd in rank in the country\u2019s leadership and he deserves such a befitting burial, which anyway is legally provided\u00a0 for.\u00a0 Therefore, I would draw your attention to the burial activities planned for and agreed upon rather than to dwell on discussing the budgets,” Babalanda explained.

She called upon the public to stay united and calm; and to follow the security guidelines to be issued as they observe and celebrate the final journey of “our dear friend and colleague.<\/a><\/td>		<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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