6.7 m gov’t funds to betting
A health worker attached to Zeu health center III in Zombo district could earn himself jail time for misusing government money in a betting spree.
Nasser Kerim, was on November 19, handed Shillings 6.7 million through his bank account, to pay about 240 officials who participated in the door-to-door national polio vaccination campaign in Aka sub-county.
Kerim was the supervisor for Aka sub-county in Zombo district during the vaccination exercise.The money was meant to facilitate Village Health Teams (VHTs), Local council chairpersons, and other health workers during the campaign.
6.7 m gov’t funds to betting
However, Kerim decided to invest the money in betting for the world cup games, hoping he would scoop bigger money but to his disappointment, he lost it all.
Grace Atim, the Zombo deputy Resident District Commissioners says that they have tasked Kerim to refund the funds Immediately.
“Nasser Kerim was trusted with the money meant for payment of VHTs , unfortunately he didn’t pay the health workers and when we interrogated him, he said the money was used for betting and he has committed to get a loan to pay it back before this Friday,”she says
Between November 4 and 10 2022, the Ministry of Health implemented a nationwide door-to-door polio vaccination campaign targeting children aged zero to five years old, as part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rotary International and other partners.
