The suspended Dr Onzivua
FIRST READ:
Amazing contradictions: Has the Ugandan police become a totally rotten and bogus institution: Nebanda: Health cleared Pathologist's travel, MPs camp at Police
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2012/12/amazing-contradictions-has-ugandan.html
Ugandans Skeptical about Mysterious death of MP Cerinah Nebanda: We did not kill MP Nebanda, says Museveni
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2012/12/uganda-skeptical-about-mysterious.html
If you are not the killer why Doctor pictures??? Adam Musa Masuba the so Called ex-lover of late Nebanda says that the late started taking drugs this YEAR as a way of reducing her weight: Oh: really
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2013/01/if-you-are-not-killer-why-doctor.html
Mulago suspends pathologist Onzivua
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Mulago-suspends-pathologist-Onzivua/-/688334/1659042/-/6rvct0/-/index.html
By DEAR JEANNE
Posted Monday, January 7 2013 at 02:00
Posted Monday, January 7 2013 at 02:00
In Summary
Interdicted. Mulago Hospital
boss says Dr Onzivua can only have his job back after the case against him,
over his role in the Nebanda death saga, is resolved.
The pathologist, who was arrested and charged over his
involvement in the Cerinah Nebanda death investigation saga, Dr Silvestre
Onzivua, has been interdicted by his employer, Mulago National
Referral Hospital.
The hospital’s executive director, Dr BITERABA BYARUGABA, has suspended Dr Onzivua from service pending the conclusion of the criminal case against him.
Contacted for comment yesterday, Dr Onzivua, a toxicological pathologist, said although he was yet to receive a letter to that effect, he had been informed by Dr BYARUGABA of his interdiction.
“I have not yet seen the letter, but the hospital director has informed me that the rules stipulate that when a civil servant has a criminal case, he should be interdicted,” Dr Onzivua said.
According to the Public Service standing orders, interdiction is temporary removal of a public officer from exercising his or her duties while an investigation into alleged misconduct is being carried out.
An interdiction on a criminal case that involves the police and courts stands for six months.
“Where an officer is interdicted, the Responsible Officer shall ensure that investigations are done expeditiously in any case within three months for cases that do not involve the police and courts and six months for cases that involve the police and courts of law,” the standing order states in part.
Dr Onzivua is out on bail following his arrest at the Entebbe International Airport, as he was about to travel to South Africa to take samples from Nebanda’s body for an independent toxicological analysis to establish the cause of death. He had reportedly been hired by Parliament.
He has since been charged in Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court with conspiracy to commit a felony.
Seven doctors who handled the postmortem had agreed to have two sets of toxicological analyses carried out to determine the inflammable substance identified during the initial examination.
However, the second sample in Dr Onzivua’s possession was confiscated during his arrest.
The government claims that the pathologist and the MPs had no authority to take samples from the body.
An official autopsy report that the government says was done in the United Kingdom revealed traces of alcohol and narcotics in the 24-year-old MP’s body. However, her fellow MPs claim her death was suspicious, attributing it to possible poisoning.
Nebanda allegedly collapsed at a friend’s house on December 14, at 7pm, and was taken to Mukwaya General Hospital at Nsambya, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Speaking in a church in Arua Town yesterday, Dr Onzivua told worshippers that he was confident the “truth will set me free” in his present predicament triggered by his involvement in investigations to establish the cause of Nebanda’s death.
The pathologist also used the moment to turn to God.
“I’m glad that I was arrested on a journey in the quest to find out the truth,” he said, “Despite all the tribulations I am going through, I find peace in Christ; I have confidence in the Lord and that is what has given me strength and confidence to-date,” he told the worshippers.
Nebanda: Health cleared
Pathologist's travel, MPs camp at Police
Publish Date: Dec 19, 2012
By Vision Reporter
The Ministry of health cleared Pathologist Dr. Sylvester Onzivua’s travel to South Africa to take samples of body parts of the fallen MP Cerinah Nebanda.
The Ministry of health cleared Pathologist Dr. Sylvester Onzivua’s travel to South Africa to take samples of body parts of the fallen MP Cerinah Nebanda.
The Director of health services Dr. Jane Ruth Acheng told a news conference at the ministry headquarters in Kampala that, “Dr. Sylvester requested for permission as per the usual procedure and I wrote a letter authorizing him to proceed to South Africa. So it’s not true that he was arrested because he never sought for permission.”
Achieng’s clarification follows the interception of Dr. Onzivua by the Police on Tuesday at Entebbe Airport as he was heading to South Africa.
Dr. Onzivua is still in Police custody at Kireka where Police have preferred abuse of office charges against him.
However, MPs Abdul Katuntu, Chris Baryomunsi and Kassiano Wadri are camped at Kireka where Onzivua is held vowing not to leave unless the Pathologist is released.
Meanwhile Nebanda’s body is at her parent’s home in Entebbe contrary to Parliament Deputy Speaker’s directive to be taken to Mulago for fresh investigations.
