KCCA dentist rebuked over alleged extortion

During an impromptu monitoring visit by the delegation led by ministry permanent secretary Dr Diana Atwine, dental officer Christine Ayaka Dezu was allegedly captured in a dental clinic room receiving two notes of shillings 10,000.

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Christine Ayaka Dezu, the dental officer at Kisenyi Health Centre IV pleading for mercy from the Ministry of Health officials after she was captured receiving sh20,000 (Photo by Isaac Nuwagaba)

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The health ministry on Monday, February 12, 2024, reprimanded a health worker over allegedly extorting a bribe of shillings 20,000 from a patient.

The patient was seeking dental clinic

KCCA dentist rebuked over alleged extortion

During an impromptu monitoring visit by the delegation led by ministry permanent secretary Dr Diana Atwine, dental officer Christine Ayaka Dezu was allegedly captured in a dental clinic room receiving two notes of shillings 10,000.

Christine Ayaka Dezu, the dental officer at Kisenyi Health Centre IV pleading for mercy from the Ministry of Health officials after she was captured receiving sh20,000 (Photo by Isaac Nuwagaba)

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