President Museveni Pardons Ex-NSSF MD Jamwa, 12 Others

18 January 2024, 4:23 pm

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pardoned 13 convicts including the Ex-Managing Director of National Social Security Fund -NSSF who has been serving a 12-year jail term handed to him for causing government a financial loss of 3 billion shillings.

Others pardoned are 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.

The Spokesperson of the Uganda Prison services Frank Baine has told our reporter that they have already received the President’s letter pardoning the said convicts and that they are preparing to release them accordingly because the President has prerogative of mercy under the law.