A Nursing Midwifery Technician has been sentenced 10 years imprisonment for stealing various medical drugs at Dedza District Hospital.

The technician identified as Oliva Lifa stole drugs worth K630, 000.

State prosecutor Patrick Dickson Chipote said to the court that the suspect stole the drugs on October 14, 2022, which led to shortage of medical drugs at the facility.

Lifa asked for mercy, saying it was his first time to commit a crime and he will also lose his job.

Principal Resident Magistrate Clemence Chamwenda said the act of stealing medical drugs by health workers is now common, ordering Lifa 10 years imprisonment will help others not to steal medical drugs in hospitals.