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CONFIRMED: President Museveni pardons ex-NSSF MD Jamwa, 12 others

President Yoweri Museveni has pardoned the former National Social Security Fund (NSSF) managing director, David Chandi Jamwa who has been serving a 12-year jail term handed to him for causing the government a financial loss of over Shs 3 billion.

Jamwa has been pardoned alongside 12 others – Vincent Ntale, Nelson Drabo, James Omirambe, Samuel Aliama, Francis Leku, Joseph Kabila, Yoha Ayita, alias Samu, Fred Kato, Jackson Owino, Zakaria Okello, Nono Joseph, Ouma Mesach John alias Jojmabo. The convicts have been serving sentences ranging between three and 20 years imprisonment.

Uganda Prison Services spokesperson Frank Baine says that they have already received the president’s letter pardoning the said convicts and that they are preparing to release them accordingly since the president has prerogative of mercy under the law.

Jamwa was in 2011 indicted by the High court on two counts of abuse of office and causing financial loss contrary to the Anti-Corruption Act 2009. He was tried and convicted of causing financial loss in 2007 but was acquitted of the offence of abuse of office. He was then sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and barred from holding any public office for 10 years.

In April 2020, President Museveni pardoned 833 prisoners across the country. David Chandi Jamwa’s friends and relatives had hoped that he would be part of that lot but his name did not appear on that list.

Others include, Ntale Vincent, Drabo Nelson, Omirambe James, Joseph Kabila, Leku Francis, Aliama Samuel, Yoha Ayitia , Kato Fred, Okelo Zacharia and Owino Jackson, and John Mesach Ouma. Most of those who have been pardoned alongside Jamwa were reportedly serving sentences related to defilement.

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