CCTV cameras installed at Kabarnet hospital to bust drug thieves
By Wycliffe Kipsang, August 23, 2023
The Baringo County Government has moved to curb theft of drugs at the County Referral Hospital in Kabarnet.
Governor Benjamin Cheboi’s administration has embarked on installation of CCTV surveillance cameras in all strategic places in the hospital to address the problem.
Health Chief Officer Dr Winnie Bore said action will be taken against staff found culpable.
“We are committed to ensuring that the people get quality services in all our health facilities and we will not tolerate anybody derailing our agenda,” Bore (pictured) said yesterday while flagging off drugs to health facilities across the county.
Police in Baringo County have arrested two people who were found stealing assorted drugs and medical supplies of unknown value from the County Referral Hospital.
People Daily established that the suspects, an officer and an accomplice, were nabbed by security guards manning the facility while trying to stuff drugs in a bag.
County Referral Medical Superintendent Dr Gerishom Abakalwa said the hospital management had set a trap for them after receiving reports of drugs disappearing from the facility especially at night.
“We have stepped up surveillance at the hospital day and night following reports that some staff were colluding with strangers to steal drugs,” said the medic.
He said security officers had revealed that a stranger usually accompanied by medic arrives at night and leaves with a bag full of unknown things.