David Jamwa trial sparks dispute in govt
Jul 14, 2010
THE prosecution of former NSSF boss David Chandi Jamwa has sparked off a dispute between the Inspector General of Government on one hand and Parliament, the Auditor General and the Director Public Prosecution on the other.
By Mary Karugaba
THE prosecution of former NSSF boss David Chandi Jamwa has sparked off a dispute between the Inspector General of Government on one hand and Parliament, the Auditor General and the Director Public Prosecution on the other.
The three institutions accuse the IGG of presenting the Auditor General’s report on NSSF to court as evidence without their consent.
The Auditor General, John Muwanga, wants the report withdrawn from court, arguing it is privileged to Parliament and that using it in court would undermine his work.
Quoting the Global Fund saga, the DPP, Richard Butera, said the IGG should have used the report to come up with additional findings.
In a meeting on Tuesday, Butera was also unhappy that a decision had been taken to prosecute Jamwa before Parliament concludes investigations.
The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Ssekandi, said there was need to harmonise the working relationship between the various institutions of the State and Parliament.
The IGG accused Jamwa of selling NSSF bonds to Crane Bank before their maturity dates, which led to a sh2.7b loss.
THE prosecution of former NSSF boss David Chandi Jamwa has sparked off a dispute between the Inspector General of Government on one hand and Parliament, the Auditor General and the Director Public Prosecution on the other.
The three institutions accuse the IGG of presenting the Auditor General’s report on NSSF to court as evidence without their consent.
The Auditor General, John Muwanga, wants the report withdrawn from court, arguing it is privileged to Parliament and that using it in court would undermine his work.
Quoting the Global Fund saga, the DPP, Richard Butera, said the IGG should have used the report to come up with additional findings.
In a meeting on Tuesday, Butera was also unhappy that a decision had been taken to prosecute Jamwa before Parliament concludes investigations.
The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Ssekandi, said there was need to harmonise the working relationship between the various institutions of the State and Parliament.
The IGG accused Jamwa of selling NSSF bonds to Crane Bank before their maturity dates, which led to a sh2.7b loss.