Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has spoken out on Speaker Jacob Oulanyah’s health condition.
Oulanyah was last seen in Parliament on December 21, 2021, and Among has mostly been in charge of the parliamentary business.
“I wish to inform the Country that the Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon. Jacob Oulanyah has been unwell for the last two weeks. During that period he was receiving medical attention from Mulago National Referral Hospital.
The Medical Experts at Mulago in consultation with his personal doctors decided to refer him for further specialized medical attention out of the country,” says Among in a statement on her social media.
Earlier this week, this website reported that Oulanyah was flown out in the wee hours of Thursday, after being discharged from Mulago National Referral Hospital where he had been admitted.
However, the cost of his chartered flight to Seattle, United States of America (USA) for specialized treatment caused mixed reactions. Parliament chattered Uganda Airlines’ Airbus and it charged $500,000 (about Shs1.7 billion).
We pray for his speedy and complete recovery.