OMORO-UGANDA/NEWSDAY: The father of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, Mr. Nathan Okori has sent shockwaves saying publicly his son had died of poison.
“I know very well that Oulanya was poisoned, and whatever somebody will say tomorrow should not distort the information we now have.” Mr Okori told mourners on Sunday but without naming who was behind the poisoning. Oulanya’s death was confirmed on Sunday.
“Oulanyah revealed the cause of his illness, which suddenly began manifesting publicly after he became a Speaker last May. He called and promised me certain things and what he told me I know very well,” he added.
On February 12, sources told Newsday worry had gripped the family and friends of speaker Jacob Oulanya as it had been confirmed their loved one had been served with a deadly Russian made nerve agent. This publication could however not confirm the claim.
Oulanya had earlier been diagnosed of level four colon cancer but this has now been confirmed as a mutating poison effect,a dangerous state of life.
Oulanya was taken out of Uganda aboard a controversial Uganda Airlines flight on February 4.
In June 2021 soon after taking over from Rebecca Kadaga as speaker Oulanya went ill and disappeared from public eye for a while.
Tensions ran high within the precincts of parliament after information leaked that a special security team was probing Speaker Jacob Oulanyah’s last 48 hours before his health abruptly deteriorated in June, prompting an emergency medical evacuation to the UK.
According to Observer news site quoting State House sources in June, President Museveni had ordered a specialized security team to investigate the sudden slump in Oulanyah’s health a few days after assuming office.
The sources indicated the president was concerned Oulanyah could have been poisoned after medical reports from the UK, where he was rushed on June 22, turned out inconclusive.
“The report ruled out Covid-19 as it was earlier alleged in some circles. Oulanyah’s problem started with stomach complications, then vomiting before he got breathing problems,” said a source familiar with the matter.
Oulanyah underwent full toxicology find out whether indeed something was planted in his food or drink and the president was doing his own investigation using specialists from police counter terrorism unit, Special Forces Command (SFC) and Internal Security Organisation (ISO) is analyzing CCTV footage at parliament and every place Oulanyah visited between June 19 and June 22 for leads into the matter.
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