From Mother to Daughter: Cecilia Ogwal’s Daughter Chosen to Inherit MP Seat As Dokolo By-election Gears Up

Deceased MP Cecilia Ogwal’s impact endures through her daughter, Dr. Rosemary Alwoc Ogwal, poised to vie for the Dokolo Woman MP seat, per a family insider.Following Cecilia Ogwal’s interment, a family assembly convened to assess her legacy and deliberate on her ongoing initiatives as the Dokolo By-election Gears up.

Acknowledging the necessity of legislative representation to advance these endeavors, the family opted for a kin, particularly one closely connected to Cecilia, to step into the fray.“After extensive deliberations, they rallied behind the eldest daughter, Dr. Rosemary Alwoc Ogwal, for the Dokolo Woman MP candidacy,” disclosed the insider.

This resolution was bolstered by a contingent of constituents from 60 parishes in Dokolo district, who visited the family post-burial in Alito, Kole district. They implored Rosemary Ogwal to assume leadership, citing Cecilia’s ongoing church, educational, livelihood, and development initiatives.Dr. Rosemary Alwoc Ogwal, an alumna of Mt St Mary’s Namagunga and a Ph.D. holder in Economics from the UK, has a background in economics.

Cecilia Ogwal, a revered personality, was laid to rest on Saturday, January 27, in Alito, Kole district, following her demise in India on January 18.In accordance with electoral regulations, by-elections are slated within 60 days post-Parliament declaring a seat vacant, setting the stage for Dr. Rosemary Alwoc Ogwal’s potential candidacy.

Meanwhile, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader, Mr. Patrick Amuriat Oboi, eulogized the late Dokolo Woman Member of Parliament, Barbara Cecilia Atim Ogwal, as a proponent of multiparty democracy, refuting claims of malfeasance.

“Atat (grandma) championed multiparty democracy. In Lango, she had stalwarts accompanying her on this journey. Notable among them were the late honourable Yefusa Okullo Epak (former Oyam South MP), honourable Daniel Omara Atubo (former lands minister and former Otuke County MP), and honourable Ben Wacha (former Oyam North MP),” he reminisced.

“Atat was a political activist. People discuss political activism without citing Cecilia Ogwal. She was among the pioneers in forming a pressure group called Lira Boys. She was not a political malefactor; the military should take note,” he asserted.

Mr. Amuriat delivered these sentiments while addressing throngs of mourners at the burial of their party comrade in Dog-Gudu Village, Alito sub-county, Kole District, on Saturday.