OMORO DISTRICT, UGANDA: Mzee Nathan Okori Adiyo, the father of the late former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah, has died. He was 97.
Mzee Okori passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu District, bringing to a close a long life that spanned nearly a century and a family legacy closely linked to Uganda’s legislative leadership.
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, confirmed the death in an official statement, describing it as a profound loss to the family and the wider parliamentary fraternity.
“It is with a heavy heart that I inform our esteemed colleagues, the Parliament fraternity, and all who loved our brother, the late Rt Hon Jacob Oulanyah, that his father, Mzee Nathan Okori Adiyo, has passed away at the age of 97,” Among said.
She extended condolences to the bereaved family, adding that funeral arrangements would be communicated after consultations with relatives.
Family and community members have described Mzee Okori as a respected elder who played a foundational role in shaping values that defined his son’s public service and leadership.
Oulanyah’s son, Mr Andrew Ojok who doubles as Omoro County Member of Parliament eulogised his grandfather as: “Our patriarch, Mzee Nathan Okori Adiyo, has rested on the same day that his son rested! May his soul rest in peace!”
Similarly, Justice Minister, Norbert Mao, a close to the late Oulanyah, posted on X eulogising Mzee Okori, who he said had developed respiratory complications two days ago before his passing.
“This is uncanny! On the fourth anniversary of the death of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah we have lost his father, Mzee Nathan Okori! I have just got the sad news from his family that two days ago he was rushed to Lacor with respiratory complications and today he died. Sad!” Mao said.
Mzee Okori was the father of the late Rt Hon Jacob Oulanyah, who served as Speaker of Parliament from 2021 until his death in March 2022.
He gained national attention in April 2022 during Oulanyah’s burial in Omoro District. He openly disputed the official cause of death (cancer), alleging instead that his son had been poisoned.
His passing comes exactly four years after the death of his son, marking another moment of reflection for the Omoro community and Uganda’s political class.
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