By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The National Drug Authority, (NDA) in collaboration with police has arrested a Senior Clinical Officer of Nyamuyanja Health Center IV in Isingiro District over theft of government drugs.
According to NDA Spokesperson, Abiaz Rwamiri, Muzahura John Baptist was arrested on Friday, 12th December, 2025 having gone into hiding four weeks ago.
He says the suspect has been on run after being illegally found with over 500,000 doses of antiretrovirals (ARVs) at his home in Nyamitanga, Mbarara city.
The NDA team also recovered at his home 2680 doses of antimalarials and 11,500 malaria testing kits and other assorted medicines including amoxicillin sodium injection, gentamicin injection, calcium lactate tablets, povidone iodine, amoxicillin, all bearing marks applied on the stores under the control of the ministry of health “Government of Uganda for public use only not for sale”
Preliminary findings indicate that together with his accomplice, Balhubasa Bridget, a Health Information Assistant and Stores In-Charge at the same facility had stolen from a government health facility.
Bridget that was arrested two weeks ago was on Thursday, 11th December, 2025 sentenced to 3 years in prison by the Isingiro Chief Magistrate’s Court.
