Respected!! Museveni Grants Deceased MP Cecilia Ogwal An Official Burial, Set To Attend Vigil

President Yoweri Museveni has granted an official burial to deceased Dokolo Woman Member of Parliament, Cecilia Ogwal.Ogwal, passed away on Thursdy in India where she had been receiving treatment.

On Saturday, the Minister in charge of the Presidency, Milly Babalanda through her X platform confirmed that Ogwal has been granted an official burial.

“Dear countrymen, I wish to inform you that the President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E Gen (Rtd) Kaguta Museveni, has granted an official burial to the Hon. Imat Cecilia Atim Ogwal , the fallen Dokolo District Woman Representative (DWR),” Babalanda posted.

She added that the President is to attend the vigil in honour of the deceased.

“Furthermore, H.E the President will personally attend the vigil in honour of the Late at Parliament.”

According to the funeral program released by the Parliament, the fallen politician’s body is expected in the country on Sunday, January 21, 2024.The program further indicates that Parliament will pay tribute to the Ogwal on Monday and later the body will be taken to the deceased’s home in Bogolobi for vigil. She will be laid to rest on Monday, January 27, 2024 at her ancestral home in Dog Gudu Cell, Alito Town Council, Kole district.

It should be noted that From 1979 until 1980, Ogwal worked at the Uganda Embassy in Kenya, as the Liaison Officer for Returning Ugandan Refugees. From 1980 until 1981, she worked as the Operations Manager at the Uganda Advisory Board of Trade. In 1982, she was one of the founders of Housing Finance Bank, working there until 1984. She served as the Chairperson of Uganda Development Bank, from 1981 until 1986.

She became involved in Ugandan politics, serving as the Acting Secretary General of Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) from 1985 to 1992. In 1994, she was part of the Constituent Assembly which drafted and promulgated the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. She remained a high-ranking official in the UPC political party until 2004.

During the 2006 parliamentary elections, she lost her Lira Municipality seat to Jimmy Akena, the son of UPC founder Milton Obote. In 2011, Ogwal contested and won the Women’s Representative seat for the newly created Dokolo District. This time she switched political parties and ran as a full member of the Forum for Democratic Change party.

Ogwal was a married mother of seven natural children and several adopted ones.In 1969, at the age of 23, she won the “Miss Uganda” contest. Ogwal was a member of parliamentary Committee of Physical Infrastructure in charge of overseeing and covering policy matters related to Lands, Housing, Urban development, Works and Transport, and Physical Planning. She was also a member of the budget committee.