By Frank Kamuntu
Dozens of Parliamentarians of various shades of political color gathered at Entebbe International Airport on Sunday to receive the body of former woman Member of Parliament for Dokolo district Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal.
The body arrived aboard Emirates Air from India, where she succumbed to complications caused by Cancer on Thursday.
Speaker Anita Among was on hand to receive the body on behalf of the other MPs present.
The body was accompanied by her husband Lameck Ogwal and other family members.
The extent of Ogwal’s influence on Parliament was evident as MPs struggled to hold back their tears, irrespective of their political persuasion.
The body was transferred to Mulago Hospital Mortuary and will later be taken to her home in Bugolobi for e vigil. Today [Monday] MPs will gather to receive the body in Parliament and accord her their final respects.
Last week, Speaker rushed to the deceased’s residence in Bugolobi where she passed her condolences to Mzee Lameck Ogwal, the husband of the late Ogwal.
“It is a pity that she has passed on. We condole with the family, people of Lango and Uganda. Some of us the young ladies joined Parliament because we used to admire Hon. Cecilia Ogwal; the way she was articulate and the way she would discuss issues concerning this country. We have lost a role model,” Among said.
Ogwal was one of the longest-serving legislators, having served since 1996. At the time of her death, she was a member of the Committees on Physical Infrastructure and Budget.
She also served as Uganda’s representative to the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and as Parliamentary Commissioner.
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