The Chief Magistrate of Jinja Court Jessica Chemeri has Wednesday given Eric Sakwa bail until May 13 when court begins hearing charges preferred against him.
Sakwa, the RDC of Jinja was last Friday arrested and sent to Kirinya Prison by the same court on charges of manslaughter, robbery and malicious damage.
“In Jinja, the bail application hearing for Jinja RDC, Eric Joseph Sakwa (manslaughter, robbery and malicious damage charges) is ongoing before Chief Magistrate, Jessica Chemeri via ZOOM Conferencing Technology between Jinja Court and Kirinya Prison,” the Judiciary announced on its social media page Twitter.
Sakwa presented four sureties who include: Hon Nelson Lufafa, Hon Moses Walyomo, Jinja Mayor Majidu Batambuze and LC5 chairman Titus.
Initially Court had pronounced that Sakwa will reappear in court on the 13th of May.
Particulars of Offence
Prosecution alleges that between March 17 and March 22, Sakwa and others still at large caused the death of a citizen Charles Isanga a resident of Lwanda Village in Jinja.
Relatives of Charles Isanga who is said to have died two weeks after he was allegedly tortured by Jinja Resident District Commissioner, Eric Sakwa had refused to bury the body until the government intervenes.
The postmortem report indicated that the deceased died of hemorrhage in the vessels.
Further prosecution claims that Sakwa and others still at large on March 22 at Lwanda village stole cash amounting to shs 80000, three crates of beer, eight trays of eggs, soda, water and sachets of waragi all valued at 429000 UGX.
The goods belonged to the Late Isanga.
