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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and the Parliament of Uganda have clashed over burial arrangements and plans for long-serving Woman representative for Dokolo District, Cecilia Barbra Atim Ogwal.<\/b><\/p>\n

The iron lady as she was fondly known was announced dead on Thursday after being hospitalised in India where she had travelled for specialized treatment.<\/p>\n

Family sources revealed that Ogwal, 77, who had served as a legislator since 1996, succumbed to cancer.<\/p>\n

The FDC party in which Ogwal was a member shared a tentative burial programme on social media platforms thus attracting response from Parliament.<\/p>\n

The August House through its X handle said the FDC burial programme ought to be disregarded, arguing that the arrangements for Ogwal\u2019s final sendoff are a responsibility of the House.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe burial of the late Hon Cecilia Ogwal is the responsibility of parliament not the FDC party. Please disregard the purported burial program released by the FDC on it\u2019s social media platforms. The Speaker of Parliament together with the family, will release the funeral arrangements. We urge the FDC to observe the bare minimum of respect and decency and not vulgarise the final journey of the hugely respected Hon Cecilia\u201d- Parliament\u2019s communications director, Chris Obore posted Friday.<\/p>\n

The FDC Secretary for Information and Publicity, Mr John Kikonyogo told this reporter on Friday that their programme was in line with the family of the deceased former Uganda People\u2019s Congress steward.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur senior leaders are still engaging and we believe we can harmonize the programme. Hon Cecilia Ogwal had three families; her family, the FDC family, and Parliament family. These three families should sit down and harmonise. We don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair for one or two families to take over everything,\u201d Mr Kikonyogo.<\/p>\n

He said the party officials need to pay their last respects to Ogwal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not too hard on it that we must have it our way, but we must have it at national level at the same time respecting everybody. We are ready for any negotiations, but what is clear is that we need Madam\u2019s body to come to our headquarters, even if it\u2019s for one hour, so that we can give her the respect any senior leader at FDC deserves. She is not just a normal person,\u201d Mr Kikonyogo.<\/p>\n

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