Two workers at Kinigi Health Centre in Musanze District are in police custody for alleged forgery of receipts that were discovered at the accountant’s office.The duo is Anastaze Habiyakare, the Head of the health centre (also chairperson of the management committee) and Jeanine Hategekimana, a worker in the accountant’s office.Security sources say they were tipped by some members of the management committee who expressed dissatisfaction over Hategekimana’s misconduct in writing receipts after receiving money from patients.“It was discovered that once the patient paid treatment fees, the issued receipt did not correspond to the copy which was supposed to remain in the receipt book, suggesting swindling,” a police source said.A nurse at the health centre who declined to be named, said the inconsistency in the receipts was discovered two weeks ago with a difference of Rwf 2,000 between the copies.“After receiving Rwf 6,000 and issuing a correct receipt, an audit discovered that the copy of the receipt was for Rwf4000,” she said.In an interview, the Director of Health in Musanze District, Celestin Gasana, said his office was aware of the problem.“We had reports that the person who had made errors in writing the non corresponding receipts had actually been warned and punished administratively until some unsatisfied members of the management team raised more complaints,” he said.
