The body of the fallen DoKolo district woman, MP Cecilia Ogwal Dokolo, has been flown into the country.
Accompanied by the Government Chief Whip, Hamson Obua, Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, and Sports Minister Peter Ogwang, the body was received by Speaker Anita Among and the deceased’s family members.
Ogwal, who has been a member of Uganda’s legislature continuously since 1996, died of a cancer-related illness at an unrevealed hospital in India, where she had been evacuated for specialized medical care.
President Yoweri Museveni has since accorded the late Ogwal an official burial, with a special Parliament sitting in her honor slated for Monday, January 22, 2024.
Ogwal’s body is currently at Mulago Hospital for a post-mortem and embalming, and thereafter, a vigil will be held at her home in Bugolobi this evening.
She was an accomplished accountant whose knowledge of finances greatly informed her legislative input into various laws and budgetary processes. She became the Secretary General of the Uganda People’s Congress in 1985.
Throughout her distinguished service to the legislature, she stood for constitutionalism, the rule of law, human rights, equity, and inclusivity and tirelessly worked for the dignity of all Ugandans, irrespective of tribe, religion, region, age, and gender.
She represented Lira Municipality from 1996 to 2006 and later represented Dokolo District from August 2006 until her death. The deceased also represented Uganda at the Pan-African Parliament in the 9th Parliament (2011–2016).
