By Zuleikha Salim
Five Machakos County government employees have been charged with stealing medicine from two dispensaries in Masinga Sub County.
Clinical officer Mathenge Ndungi and nurse Pauline Kiura were presented before Kithimani Law Courts, accused of stealing medicines worth Sh14,676 from Kaewa dispensary on April 27, 2024.
In a concurrent case, Mathenge and nurse Benson Chuma, alongside watchman Benson Mutinda and a cleaner were charged with stealing medicines worth Sh30,74 from Intunduimuni dispensary.
They pleaded not guilty, before Principal Magistrate Paul Matanda.
They were released on a Sh100,000 bond, or an alternative cash bail of Sh50,000 each.
The case will be mentioned on September 4, with hearing being set for October 01, 2024.
County employees arraigned over alleged medicine theft
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