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NDA arrests UPDF soldier with over 150,000 doses of ARVs allegedly stolen from Kabamba Military Health Centre IV

Corruption & Abuse of Office Official claim Uganda (national) Oct 2025 (day not reported) Severity: 2/5

The National Drug Authority said its special operation arrested Lance Corporal Jimmy Kisembo, a UPDF soldier working as a laboratory technician at Kabamba Military Health Centre IV, at a private house in Mpumude. NDA spokesperson Abiaz Rwamwiri said he had more than 150,000 doses of ARVs stolen from the facility and had gone there to sell them.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Official claim: These are the figures given by National Drug Authority (spokesperson Abiaz Rwamwiri); they could not be checked independently.

Numbers

1 arrested or detained

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