According to RIB spokesperson, Thierry B. Murangira, the suspects were arrested
The suspects are from at least three health centres; Kinunu, Nyabirasi and Biruyi health centers in Rustiro district.
Others are from
Speaking to The New Times Murangira explained that two suspects from
Other two suspects from
"Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects would go to various vaccination sites and vaccinate people without first checking if the number of people supposed to be vaccinated per bottle, as per instructions," he explained.
He further clarified that one
However, for some of the suspects, they would open the bottle, vaccinate a few people and after six or 12 hours depending on the type of vaccines, threw bottles away, then opened new ones to vaccinate new people.
"They did not comply with vaccines instructions, those acts are therefore constitute the crime of misuse of property of public interest," Murangira said.
According to Murangira, the other four suspects were arrested on suspicion of embezzlement.
"One suspect from
A test kit costs Rwf5000.
Murangira added that it's the same case to three suspects who were arrested in the Nyanza district where they took 1,750 Covid-19 test kits from
"The undelivered kits cost approximately Rwf6,125,000," Murangira revealed.
RIB urges people to be vigilant, saying that misusing public property will not be tolerated, especially now when the country is dealing with a pandemic.
"People have to avoid such crimes and RIB will not tolerate anyone caught in these crimes," Murangira said adding that "those crimes are related to corruption, and corruption is an imprescriptible crime and punishable by heavy penalties" he added
RIB also calls all public hospitals in
For embezzlement crime upon conviction four suspects are liable for sentencing to a term of imprisonment of not less than seven years but not more than 10 and a fine of Rwandan francs from three to five times the value of the stolen property.
While for misuse of property of the public interest upon conviction suspects are sentenced to between five to seven years imprisonment and a fine not less than Rwf3,000,000 but not more than Rwf5, 000,000.
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