A Kisii court has today issued a warrant of arrest for a middle aged woman accused of operating an unregistered chemist in Kisii town after she allegedly failed to appear in court.
The warrant was issued after Betty Nyakwara who is out on a Sh25,000 cash bail failed to appear before the court for the hearing of her case.
Betty was arrested on May 29, 2016 by inspectors from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and arraigned before the area Resident Magistrate John Barongo who released her on bail after she denied the offence.
The prosecutor, Inspector Bernard Mosumari said the accused was not in court when her case was mentioned and requested the Magistrate to issue a warrant of arrest.
Betty was charged with possessing poisonous drugs, operating a chemist in unregistered premises and for operating a chemist while she was not registered as a pharmacist.
Kisii resident Magistrate Kevin Onsare issued the warrant of arrest and declared the cash bail forfeited.