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Soroti University intern is in trouble for allegedly extorting money from patients

02 February, 2023
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An intern medical student from Soroti University is in trouble for allegedly extorting money from patients in Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. 

The Hospital authorities arrested and handed Cyraton Mutambi to the Police for allegedly soliciting Shillings 148, 000 from diabetes patients. His luck ran out when some of the patients tipped off the Hospital Administration. 

Benzy Omoya, the Principal Administrator of Soroti Hospital says that the suspect was arrested from the Out- Patients Department- OPD when he was soliciting money from the diabetes patients ahead of the clinical day tomorrow.

Omoya says that the hospital conducts a diabetes clinic on Fridays and it appears that the intern took the advantage to solicit money from unsuspecting patients who need services. He says that Mutambi has been working in the medical ward but decided to assign himself to the diabetes ward for personal reasons.

The Soroti West Division Police Commander, Twaha Buyinza says that they are conducting investigations into the matter. 

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