MWIIMBU CONFIRMS ARREST OF 5 MINISTRY OF HEALTH OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN SYSTEMATIC THEFT OF DRUGS
By: Sun FM TV Reporter
Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has confirmed the arrest of five officials from the Ministry of Health, implicated in a syndicate involved in the systematic theft of medicines and medical supplies.
Speaking during a joint press briefing alongside Health Minister Elijah Muchima and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe, Mr. Mwiimbu revealed that a total of 75 people have so far been arrested in connection with the countrywide pilferage of medicines.
Of these, 27 individuals have already been convicted and fined.
He announced that the arrests followed a nationwide raid on 401 pharmaceutical and health institutions suspected of participating in the illegal diversion and theft of medicines.
Furthermore, the minister disclosed that the forensic report on the systematic theft of drugs has been finalized.
He explained that the final audit will equip security agencies with critical insights to investigate, arrest, and prosecute those involved in the pilferage.
So Muchima failed to explain and had call for help?
Incompentence is incompentence. Some people are just dead weight in cabinet. The proof is their trail. What can they say they have achieved in the 4 years as Cabinet minister? Zero….and messy trail.
What about Masebo your predecessor? Isn’t it because of thefts she was removed from that ministry?
Too late She cried. We have already lost 50 Billion kwacha support from the US. Just ask Meembe to request his communist friends for replacement.