Two hospital cleaners at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital have been arrested over stealing oxygen concentrator.

Julius Bayizire and Didas Twesigye were arrested following a tip off from a neighbour across Mbarara Referral Hospital perimeter wall who a cleaner offloading something from a movable waste container from the hospital to the incinerator.

The whistle blower who came to be identified as Gerivazio Owoyesigire happens to be a charcoal dealer in Taso Village.

He claims that when he and his wife saw Bayizire hiding the item in his makeshift house, he immediately came in and informed Joram Musanyufu the head of Cleaners at Mbarara referral hospital

He then led hospital security up to the house where they searched and found the hidden oxygen concentrator.

Immediately, they apprehended the suspect who was detained in the hospital.

The hospital deputy director Dr Francis Oriokot convened a meeting which was attended by the Principal Nursing officer Hajjara Lubega, the hospital Public Relations Officer Halson Kagure, Denis Akena, the hospital medical social worker among others security officers that interacted with the suspect.

The suspect admitted to have moved the oxygen concentrator from the children’s ward.

Julius Bayizire, then disclosed his accomplice Didas Twesigye whom he said told him to smuggle out the medical device in a waste container as he promised to pay him some money. He was also arrested later.

The hospital through the public relations officer called police that picked suspects.

Halson Kagure the Mbarara Referral Hospital Public Relations Officer said that the suspect will avail police with information in regards to the destination of the equipment.