Fallen MP Omwonya's body arrives at Parliament

By Henry Sekanjako and Paul Kiwuuwa

THE body of fallen MP for Okoro County in Zombo district, Stanley Omwonya has arrived at parliament for public viewing ahead of a special session to pay tribute to the deceased.

His body was received by deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah at Parliament.

Omwonya who has been a member of the parliament’s committees on local government accounts and foreign affairs, died on Monday at International Hospital in Namuwongo, Kampala.

“The country has lost a great man, a dedicated leader who worked for the country. We shall pray for your soul and rest in eternal peace,” Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, the vice president wrote in a condolence book at parliament.

Parliament chaired by deputy speaker Oulanyah, will on Wednesday afternoon pay repects to Omwonya in a special sitting.