The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has said that he is alive and well despite reports that he has been unwell.
Oulanyah returned from the United Kingdom on Friday after over one month in what Parliament says was a private visit to see one of his children.
He last presided over Parliament at the reading of the 2021/2022 financial year Budget at Kololo Independence Grounds immediately after his election as Speaker of Parliament.
His absence from the public however raised speculation with several media reports indicating that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Some reports also indicated that he was allegedly transported to Entebbe International Airport in an ambulance and carried on a stretcher to the plane that evacuated him from Uganda.
However, Deputy Speaker Anita Among told the press that Oulanyah was on leave and will return to chair the house, as they had agreed that either Speaker chairs the house for two months.
Now Oulanyah who is back at his home in Muyenga says that there should be no worry as he is totally okay.
He said that there have been several concerns on social media about his health, and yet he is doing fine.
Oulanyah says that several people had asked him if he is okay, simply because of the several messages on social media.
“It has been too much on social media, but I am fine,” Oulanyah said. “I know this call is to confirm that I am still alive because there have been all those reports that I am sick, others saying I have died.”
Oulanyah is expected to start chairing the house soon. According to sources, it could be as soon as this week.
Source URN
