The Anti-Corruption Court has sentenced ex-permanent secretary in public service ministry Jimmy Lwamafa and two other top officials for causing government a financial loss.
Lwamafa was sentenced to 7 years while the other convicts are Christopher Obey, the ex-principal accountant in the pensions department also got ten years and Mr Stephen Kiwanuka Kunsa, the ex-director research and development was sentenced to five years in prison.
Presiding judge, Lawrence Gidudu summarised in his ruling that the fraud to steal the Shs88.2 billion was hatched in the public service, smoothened in finance ministry and executed in Cairo bank where the money was finally paid out to ghost pensioners.
The judge also ordered the trio to pay back Shs. 50 billion.
