On February 9, Johnson Kamya Wavamunno, Semei Mwesigwa...
On February 9, Johnson Kamya Wavamunno, Semei Mwesigwa Bonde and Private Paddy Baryeijuka, were sentenced to death for murder and robbery of US$240,000, the property of Barclays Bank, on February 29,1996
On February 9, Johnson Kamya Wavamunno, Semei Mwesigwa Bonde and Private Paddy Baryeijuka, were sentenced to death for murder and robbery of US$240,000, the property of Barclays Bank, on February 29,1996. High Court Judge Lady Justice Constance Kategaya Byamugisha sentenced the 3 to death after finding them guilty of both offenses. Wavamunno's lawyers were to appeal the sentence. The courtroom was filled with the convicts' relatives and friends who walked out in a low mood. The 3 defendants were represented by Kampala Advocates, Francis Kabyesiza, Nsubuga Mubiru and MacDosman Kabega. The court heard that Wavamunno paid US$10,000 of the stolen dollars to the Deputy Third Prime Minister, Paul Etiang, as part of US$20,000 he owed him. Wavamunno had fled to Germany, and later to Kenya, a few days after the robbery, as the police were closing in on him.