Museveni probes Oulanyah poisoning Jacob Oulanyah
Tensions are running high within the precincts of parliament after information leaked that a special security team is probing Speaker Jacob Oulanyah s last 48 hours before his health abruptly deteriorated in June, prompting an emergency medical evacuation to the UK.
On the other hand, a storm is brewing within top-level parliamentary staff over promotions, corruption and an alleged purge of loyalists of former speaker Rebecca Kadaga.
Impeccable sources from State House have intimated to
The Observer that President Museveni has ordered a specialized security team to investigate the sudden slump in Oulanyah’s health a few days after assuming office.
Oulanyah hands over office, Kadaga retains privileges after dissolving parliament
May 20, 2021 Jacob Oulanyah hands over office
Even after dissolving parliament and taking oath for the sixth term as Kamuli Woman MP, Rebecca Kadaga still enjoys the benefits of a speaker of parliament.
Although she is driven in a car with a private number plate, the rest of the cars in her convoy all have parliamentary registration number plates. Kadaga also still maintains her security detail made of about 20 police officers belonging to the Very-Very Important Persons (VVIP) protection Unit.
Some of the members of the parliamentary media team were also part of her entourage as she appeared before the NRM Electoral Commission along Kyadondo Road in Kampala on Wednesday afternoon to submit letters expressing interest in contesting for speaker of the 11th parliament.
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Wednesday May 19 2021
Mr Jacob Oulanyah waves after handing over office of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament on May 19, 2021. PHOTOS/ DAVID LUBOWA
Summary
Regarding his journey as Deputy Speaker in both 9th and 10th Parliament, he said it was a very rich experience.
Mr Oulanya s gesture signaled a tough battle for the Speakership race against his former boss, Rebecca Kadaga as the 11th Parliament Starts.
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Today, Mr Jacob Oulanyah, the former Deputy Speaker of the 10th Parliament stole the show at the morning session of the MPs swearing-in ceremony.
Mr Oulanyah was chauffeured in a black vehicle into Parliament’s South wing parking lot at about 11.10am.