The former Speaker of the 11th Parliament Jacob Oulanyah Lokori was a man of who had a heart for the needy, reaching out and changing lives.
During his funeral service at his residence in Muyenga, Kampala, a section of learners from Seroma Christian High School under the direct sponsorship of the deceased showed up to eulogise the deceased.
Ten learners clad in their uniform each narrated how the former Speaker personally hand picked them from deeper villages in Omoro County to sponsor their education. The students have appealed to the government, particularly the current Speaker Anita Among to to step into the gap of supporting them.
Speaking at the same occasion, the Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny Dollo stated that a fund has been set up to ensure the safe education of biological children to the deceased.
“We have set up the Jacob Oulanyah education trust fund which I am privileged to chair. It is our vow , our determination that Oulanyah’s children may not be able to see him now, but their dreams , pursuit of education will continue as if he was alive,“Owiny-Dollo said
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Anita Among also reiterated a similar statement , promising an education for the Late Jacob Oulanya’s children.
‘The children of Jacob, we want to pledge to you, we as Parliament of Uganda we have an additional responsibility towards Jacob’s children . You are our children as Parliament.” Speaker Anita Among said
Acholi leaders are mobilizing for funds for an education initiative started by the former speaker of parliament.
Meanwhile The money that is being mobilized from local government and residents of Omoro will go to the Jacob Oulanyah Trust Fund. Among the development programs he had embarked on, are scholarships for young learners plus a radio and television station for Omoro district.
