Stolen Drugs Intercepted in Kyebando

"Our people are dying of malaria, our children are dying of malaria, the pregnant women are dying of malaria and we find that people stealing these. The items are estimated to be worth of about 25 million Uganda shillings. The drugs were recovered in a private house in Mulago rented by a one Budugo Asan. Now, we cannot yet tell the details whether he is a civil servant or is a businessman and he is not employed by the government. But if he is employed by the government he will face charges of embezzlement, abuse of office and being in possession of government stores. If he is not a government employee, he will be charged with theft. A 10 storied CD4 machine was recovered in a bar in Kampala. It was in the process of being sold when the Health Monitoring Unit was tipped off, we responded and intercepted the transaction.” Said, Dr. Jackson Ojera – Director, Health Monitoring Unit.