The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared the Omoro County seat vacant following the death of Jacob Oulanyah. Oulanyah was the Omoro County MP from 2001 to 2005 and then from 2011 until his death. He is also the former Speaker of Parliament.
This has been confirmed by the commission’s acting spokesperson Paul Bukenya who says the notice of the vacancy in parliament for the Omoro county representative was issued by the clerk to Parliament .
This follows the death of the area representative who was also the speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanya mid last month.
Bukenya now says the commission will soon officially be issuing the programme for Omoro County Parliamentary by-election after the burial of the late Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah.
