A 34 year old Male identified as Silas Sukoria- a resident of Tumbobi village in Kaptanya sub-county Kapchorwa, is being held by the Kapchorwa Central police station on charges of impersonating a doctor, conducting illegal treatment and extorting money from patients at Kapchorwa hospital.

“The charges against him include impersonation, conducting illegal treatment and extorting money from patients,” stated Chesang, the Sipi Region police spokesperson. He further added, “We are in the final stages of our investigation, and once completed, the suspect will be presented before the courts of law.”

Ivan Chepsikor, who was assisting his brother at the hospital, recounted the incident. He said that on Saturday, the suspect, dressed in doctor’s attire, arrived and disconnected the intravenous line for blood transfusion from a patient in the Male Ward. The suspect claimed that a replacement was required.

“The actions raised suspicions among those present, as it seemed unusual to disconnect a blood transfusion without an immediate replacement. Additionally, no previous treatments had been administered by the suspect in the ward,” Chepsikor narrated.

Chesang explained that the arrest was made after a caretaker refused the suspect from administering treatment when he asked for 30.000shs for the treatment. Following prior suspicious actions by the suspect, concerned by these actions, the caregivers alerted the hospitals security which confirmed the suspect wasn’t staff at the Kapchorwa hospital.

Asadi Tuti, the Senior Administrator at Kapchorwa Hospital expressed disappointment over the illegal activities done by the suspect. “We do not condone such behavior at the hospital, and we apologize to the community for this incident. We will diligently follow up on the case and ensure that the suspect faces the full extent of the law.”

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