Museveni pardons jailed ex-NSSF boss Jamwa, 12 others
Jailed former NSSF managing director, David Chandi Jamwa in court recently. PHOTO/FILE/ABUBAKER LUBOWA
What you need to know:
- The list of pardon attainers is dominated by 11 prisoners jailed for defilement and one manslaughter convict.
The former Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) David Chandi Jamwa and 12 others will be freed from prison on Thursday after receiving a presidential pardon, authorities have said.
Jamwa was in early 2011 handed a 12-year sentence for causing a Shs3billion financial loss to government, specifically at the Fund after he prematurely sold treasury bonds to the defunct Crane Bank.
“This afternoon, we received an instrument in regard to a prerogative of mercy for 13 prisoners. He has granted them pardon on public health and humanitarian grounds," Uganda Prisons spokesperson Frank Mayanja Baine said in a statement.
The list of pardon attainers is dominated by 11 prisoners jailed for defilement and a one Jackson Owino who was convicted for manslaughter.
Pardoned prisoners
Name | Offence | Sentence |
David Chandi Jamwa | Causing financial loss | 12 years |
Vincent Ntale | Defilement | 4 and a half years |
Nelson Drabo | Defilement | 20 years |
James Omirambe | Defilement | 6 years |
Samuel Aliama | Defilement | 3 years |
Francis leku | Defilement | 3 years |
Joseph Kabila | Defilement | 3 years |
Yoha Ayitia alias Samu | Defilement | 4 years |
Fred Kato (Not Kajubi) | Defilement | 7 years |
Zakaria Okello | Defilement | 5 years |
Joseph Nono | Defilement | 5 years |
Jackson Owino | Manslaughter | 6 years |
John Mesach Ouma | Defilement | 7 years |
The prerogative of mercy is provided for in the Ugandan law under Article 121 (4) (a) of the 1995 constitution.
