Narcotic
A Makueni Court has fined a 59 year old man Sh1 million or in default serve 11 years in prison after he was found guilty of trafficking narcotic contrary to Section 4 (a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances.
The accused, Musyoki Muia Mukula, appeared before Makueni Law Court Chief Magistrate (CM) Peter Gesora and pleaded guilty to the charge.
The accused committed the offence on July 3, 2024, along Kalawa-Katangini murram road in Mbooni Sub County where he was found in possession 2kgs of cannabis sativa with a street value Sh5,000 that he was delivering to his customers at Katangini market.
“The offender was carrying 2kgs of cannabis sativa valued at Sh5,000 that he was delivering to his customers at Katangini market. He also had rolling material in a black bag,” said Makinya location chief Christine Malonza while giving her evidence in court.
“The accused is a notorious drug peddler at Kalawa market, and he is not fit to live within the community as he will continue selling drugs to the members of the public,” she added. While giving his report, a Probation Officer Damaris Malenge told the court that the local administration was opposed to the accused being released on non-custodial sentence hence the need to be given an alternative verdict.
“Considering the above, it is my opinion that the accused is unsuitable for non-custodial sentence, and he may be given an alternative verdict,” said Malenge. “In mitigation, the accused told the court that the sale of the drugs helped him get extra money to support his children. I was on my way to Katangini to go and find a casual job to do and plead for a fair judgement,” Mukula said.
“The accused is likely to resume his drug trafficking business if released back to the community and he is given a deterrent sentence to serve as a warning to the rest of the drug peddlers,” said Gesora while giving his judgment.
