Four people of Kasenengwa district in Eastern Province have been arrested for being in possession of government medicines suspected to have been unlawfully obtained, contrary to section 319 of the penal code Chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia.
In one account, a Ministry of Health employee at Kasenengwa Zonal Health Centre, Edwin Nkata aged 56, has been charged for theft by public servant.
In another count, Nkata has been jointly charged with Samson Zulu aged 39 years for being in possession of government medicines suspected to have been unlawfully obtained contrary to section 319 of the penal code Chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia.
Others arrested include Allan Zulu aged 45 years and Nathan Tembo aged 50, who have also been charged for being in possession of government medicines suspected to have been unlawfully obtained.
Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) Senior Public Relations Officer, Christabel Illiamupu indicated in a statement made available to the media in Lusaka yesterday that the four have since been released on police bond and will appear in court soon.
Mrs. Illiamupu stated that the development came to light during a joint investigation undertaken by ZAMRA in collaboration with officers from the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) and the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA).
Take him to court make sure he tels who sent him
For real these are the people delaying our needed development
Great! Such investigations and arrests should be intensified.ZAMRA,MSL,DEC and Ministry of Health, Accountant and Auditor Generals Offices should be working hand in hand with Police to carry out regular checks on how medicines are being disbursed in our health institutions!!
THE WISE COME FROM THE EAST ,THUS WHY WE HAVE NO CORONA CASES THEIR
It’s a very sad development, sad because all the culprits are mature persons that are expected to serve the nation with honesty. If you can steal medicines at 56yrs what hope is there for those at 26yrs? How can you counsel the youth when you’re also deliquent? This is sad and annoying
It’s very sad indeed that people who must look after medicines are the ones steeling. When you go around the clinics and hospitals it’s the same issue. There is Shortage of medicines because of steeling by medical staff. patients are complaining that there are shortages of medicines in clinics, but nurses, doctors have turned their homes into pharmacies . And they sell to drug stores . LET Government ban and revoke all licenses of drug stores in order to stop the theft of drugs.
Good they have been apprehended
The effects of thefts spreading like wild fire engulfing the entire nation. Lets wait how much damage has been caused by Chitalu Chilufya’s greed for money and incompetence as minister of health distributing defective and substandard medicines in the whole Zambia.
They are the thieves stealing from government institutions
This is what happens when you allow lawlessness over time at MOH under Chilufya overseen by Lazy Lungu.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders, and his cabinet resigned on Friday over a report highlighting systemic failure by his government to protect thousands of families from overzealous tax inspectors. Utunensu!
SAMSON ZULU
ALLAN ZULU
Ba Zulu awe sure