Five Machakos County Government workers have been charged with stealing assorted medicine from two separate public health facilities within Masinga Sub-County.<\/p>\n
A clinical Officer, Mathenge Ndungi and a nurse Pauline Kiura were arraigned in a Kithimani court for allegedly stealing assorted medicines valued at Ksh 14, 676 from Kaewa Health Centre.<\/p>\n
The offence is alleged to have taken place on April 27th 2024.<\/p>\n
In a separate count before the same court, Mathenge Ndungi a clinical officer, Benson Chuma a nurse, a watchman Benson Mutinda and a cleaner, John Wambua were charged with stealing assorted medicines from Itunduimuni dispensary in Masinga valued at Ksh 30,745.<\/p>\n
However, the suspects denied all the said charges before the principal magistrate, Paul Matanda and were released on Ksh 100,000 bond or a cash bail of Ksh 50,000 each.<\/p>\n
They are scheduled to appear in court on September 4 for a mention and on October 1, 2024, for a hearing.<\/p>\n
The arrests followed an August 10, 2024, report of a break-in at the medicine store.<\/p>\n
Police traced some of the stolen drugs to one of the suspects following the incident, reported under police OB number 08\/07\/08\/2024.<\/p>\n
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