By Spy Uganda
Pompous Jinja Residential District Commissioner (RDC) Eric Sakwa, who was arrested a few weeks ago over allegations of torture and murder but was later mysteriously released, has been finally interdicted by the Office of the President.
Sakwa’s interdiction was communicated in a letter from the Office of the President dated May 4th, 2020, and signed by Hajji Yunus Kakande, the Secretary Office of the President.
The letter, titled Interdiction, addressed to Sakwa, reads in part thus;
Following your arrest on charges of Manslaughter and others, you have been consequently appeared before court and you were remanded to Prison on Friday 24th April, 2020.
In accordance with Section F-5 Paragraph a of the Public Service Standing Orders (2010) you are hereby interdicted in your position as Resident District Commissioner and therefore barred from exercising the functions of you office with immediate effect.
During the Interdiction period you’re barred from;
- Exercising all duties of a Resident District Commissioner
- Leaving the Country without the Explicit Clearance from the Sectary, Office of the President,
- You shall receive salary but less than your basic salary subject to a refund of the other half in case the Interdiction is lifted and the Charges are dropped.
- You are required to hand over all Government Property in your possession in accordance with the laid down procedure and Regulations.
Sakwa, who is accused of manslaughter, robbery and malicious damage to property, was on Wednesday April granted bail by Jinja Chief Magistrate, Jessica Chemeri.
Sakwa did not physically appear in court room but the proceedings were held via Zoom video conferencing between Jinja Court and Kirinya Prison where he was remanded on April 24, 2020 in a bid to observe measures against further spread of coronavirus in Uganda.
Prosecution alleges that Mr Sakwa, 38, between March 22 and April 17 this year at Lwanda Village in Jinja District, unlawfully caused the death of Charles Isanga, a businessman in the area.
He is jointly charged with two others. They include; Bazimbyewa Bumali alias Chris Umar Dindodi, 19, a mechanic and Mohammed Simba alias Meddie, 31, and a businessman in Jinja.
The trio first appeared before magistrate Ann Kobusingye, who remanded them to prison until May 13.
Prosecution further claims that Sakwa, his alleged accomplices and others still at large stole Shs80,000, three crates of beer, eight trays of eggs, sachets of waragi and soda all valued at approximately Shs429,000, still the property of the said Isanga.
