Tanzania, April 14 -- Dar es Salaam. Three employees of the Medical Stores Department (MSD), including a senior accountant and pharmacists, alongside three local government employees, have been arraigned before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court, facing 37 charges including theft of medicines and medical equipment worth Sh5.537 billion, belonged to MSD.

The accused are also alleged to have intentionally caused MSD a loss of Sh14.6 billion.

The accused in Economic Sabotage Case No. 7833 include Senior MSD Accountant, a resident of Kibamba Shule, Mr Suddi Abas.

Others, all pharmacists, are residents of Manga Veta, Mr Petro Mdegela(42); a resident of Isyesye in Mbeya Region, Mr Rashid Hassan (34); a resident of Manga Veta, Mbeya, Mr E...