Makindye court sentences three health workers to four years over theft of government ARVs

Nile Post reports that the Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court in Makindye, presided over by Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu, sentenced three health workers to four years in prison for theft and illegal possession of government medical supplies. The National Drug Authority said the three had been arrested in November 2024 over the theft of more than 64,800 doses of antiretroviral drugs from government hospitals. The court also ordered the vehicle used in the offence forfeited to the government.