The former Jinja Resident District Commissioner Eric Sakwa has been acquitted of charges of manslaughter, aggravated robbery, assault and malicious damage.
Sakwa had allegedly committed the crimes while enforcing presidential directives on the prevention of COVID-19 in March 2020 when he, alongside one Mohammed Simba assaulted Charles Isanga, a resident of Lwanda village, in the then Mafubira sub-county, in Jinja district.
At the time, the government had announced restrictions against gatherings, the movement of people and nighttime curfew as one of the measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But despite the restrictions, Isanga was found operating a kiosk beyond the acceptable hours.
The prosecution alleged that Sakwa used a blunt object to hit Isanga on the head, resulting in his death on April 18, 2020.
Presiding Chief Magistrate Jude Okumu stated that although Isanga died 26 days after the alleged assault, there is no proof that either he or his family members lodged a complaint prior to his death.
Meanwhile, Sakwa says that he is hopeful of being reinstated back to his former job as an RDC after being acquitted by the court. sakwa on Job….
In Uganda, the maximum punishment for manslaughter is life imprisonment.END.