Eric Joseph Sakwa is a Ugandan politician and former Resident District Commissioner of Jinja District.[1][2] He was the assistant youths leader of Uganda People's Congress in 2005, before joining National Resistance Movement in 2010.[3] He was born in 1982. He has been remanded in prison for manslaughter and robbery charges during the enforcement of president Museveni's COVID-19 directives.[4] He also called for interdiction in matters for illegal Jinja municipal land sale by civil servants.[5] He was also put on two-month leave by the president until he was investigated on over manslaughter.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Sengoba, Nicholas (2020-04-28). "From Musa Sebirumbi to Eric Sakwa, history is very cruel". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. ↑ "- New Vision Official". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  3. ↑ "Uganda Peoples Congress". www.upcparty.net. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  4. ↑ Wesaka, Anthony (2020-04-24). "Jinja RDC Eric Sakwa remanded over manslaughter". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  5. ↑ "Jinja RDC calls for interdiction of senior municipal officials". The Independent Uganda. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  6. ↑ "Museveni Sends Jinja RDC Sakwa on Two-Month Leave As Criminal Allegations Are Investigated". Online news from Uganda and the East African region. SoftPower News. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  7. ↑ Esgala, Alex (2020-05-17). "Sakwa: Victim's family disowns apology". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-06-06.


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