{"id":36873,"date":"2023-08-28T15:48:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T12:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=36873"},"modified":"2023-08-28T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T12:48:08","slug":"museveni-pardons-jimmy-lwamafa-the-brain-behind-pension-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/28\/museveni-pardons-jimmy-lwamafa-the-brain-behind-pension-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Museveni Pardons Jimmy Lwamafa The Brain Behind Pension Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Yoweri Museveni has pardoned Jimmy Lwamafa, the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service, and 199 other inmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Uganda Prison Services Spokesperson, Frank Baine, Lwamafa has been pardoned on account of old age and good behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He is over 65 years old and he falls in the category of the elderly. 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