Police spokesperson Fred Enanga has reiterated government’s position that former speaker of Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah died of natural causes, and not poison as alleged by some people.
Speaker Oulanyah died on March 20. (Read Story Here).
On April 08, Oulanyah was laid to rest in Omoro District. (Read Story Here).
During the burial, his father Nathan Okori INSISTED THAT HIS SON OULANYAH WAS POISONED. (Read Story Here).
But Enanga says official medical reports do not list poisoning among Oulanyah’s cause of death. (Read Story on what exactly killed Oulanyah HERE).
The police publicist has reiterated that no poison was found in Oulanyah’s blood or vital body organs.
“As you are all aware, the cause of death of the Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah, was clearly revealed as “Multiple organ failure of the heart, lungs, liver and kidney” from the University of Washington Medical Centre, in Seattle, USA. The Former Speaker had also attended other hospitals in Germany, the Uganda Cancer Institute and other hospitals, after he was diagnosed with Cancer in 2019,” said Enanga.
“From all these hospitals, there was no trace of poison, in the systemic circulation and or body organs, as per the medical records. The deceased was treated in hospitals in Uganda, Germany and the US, under constant supervision, with numerous samples being taken regularly. All samples did not refer any clues for poisoning.”
He added: “The public should know that in all deaths by poisoning, the identification of the poisonous substance is vital. And the presence of the poison in the systemic circulation or body organs must be proven.”
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