Dokolo District woman Member of Parliament Hon.Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal, 77 has died, the speaker of Ugandan Parliament Anita Among has confirmed.
“It is with a heavy heart and pain that I announce the passing of our Mother, Mentor and role model Imat Cecilia Atim Ogwal, the Honourable Member representing the Women of Dokolo District. I send my sincere sympathies to her dear husband and the family, friends, the people of Lango and colleagues! May her soul find eternal rest,” the Speaker wrote on Thursday, January 18, 2024.1.1.
Family sources says, the former Miss Uganda succumbed to cancer-related complications at a hospital in India where she had gone for specialized treatment.
She has been one of the long serving and experienced legislator in 11th Parliament.
MP Ogwal has been serving as a member of the 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.
Born on 12 June 1946, Ogwal, who was a defence contractor and management consultant, has been a member of Uganda’s legislature continuously since 1996.
In 1969, at the age of 23, she won the “Miss Uganda” contest.
Ogwal was born in Dokolo District, Northern Uganda, on 12 June 1946. She attended local schools in Uganda.
In 1967, at the age of 21, she was admitted to the University of East Africa in Nairobi (now known as the University of Nairobi) to study for a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
