Bhang
A multi-agency team in Nyahururu Sub County destroyed 1,422 kg of bhang worth Ksh 41 Million, confiscated early this year at Kigumo village in Laikipia County.
The Nyahururu Sub County Security Committee, led by Deputy Commissioner Benard Ondino, and the Departments of Health, Environment, and Judiciary, successfully destroyed a consignment under tight security at Nyahururu police station.
The bhang was incinerated at Nyahururu Referral Hospital incinerator after an order by the Nyahururu law court last week, after the conclusion of a case where Benard Waiguru Mwangi who was found guilty, of being found in possession and trafficking of the cannabis sativa was fined to pay Ksh 50 million or in default serve 30 years in jail.
While overseeing the destruction of the consignment, DCC Ondino thanked members of the public who reported the matter, which fast-tracked the arrest and prosecution of the culprit. He has warned that, if public members didn’t work with the security agency, the consignment could have been sold to unscrupulous dealers, negatively impacting society’s youth.
Nyahururu Sub County DCC, Benard Ondino oversee loading of consignment of 1,422 kg bhang into a lorry ready for destruction in an incinerator at Nyahururu Referral Hospital.
The consignment of cannabis sativa being destroyed in an incinerator under tight security.
“Nyahururu is surrounded by several forests where cannabis sativa is grown in unattended areas and hence need for vigilance so that if there are suspicious activities members of the public can report to us,” noted DCC. The speaker warned businessmen and peddlers about illegal substances, stating that security agencies will be vigilant to protect public members, particularly youths, from these substances.
However, the speaker warned businessmen and peddlers about illegal substances, stating that security agencies will be vigilant to protect public members, particularly youths, from these substances. Lastly, while delivering the judgment against the accused last week, Nyahururu Resident Magistrate Fredrick Larabi had termed the offense as serious and apparent in most parts of the country and hence the accused person deserved a deterrent sentence.