{"id":138506,"date":"2026-04-21T10:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/nacada-hails-20-year-drug-trafficking-sentence-in-wamunyu-ruling\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:02:52","slug":"nacada-hails-20-year-drug-trafficking-sentence-in-wamunyu-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/nacada-hails-20-year-drug-trafficking-sentence-in-wamunyu-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"NACADA hails 20-year drug trafficking sentence in Wamunyu ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA<\/em>) has lauded a recent ruling by Wamunyu Court, which sentenced a suspect to 20 years for possessing 4kg of cannabis, 87 rolls, and proceeds related to drug distribution. NACADA described the ruling as a significant achievement in Kenya\u2019s ongoing battle against drug trafficking.<\/p>\n

The conviction arose from a weeklong intelligence-led operation in Kabaa, Mbiuni, where NACADA officers from Nairobi monitored a house suspected of being a cannabis distribution point. On 10 April 2025, they moved in after observing a suspect entering the premises with a manila sack.<\/p>\n

Two suspects were later arraigned before the court. One was a Civil Engineering student from Kabete National Polytechnic, who was accused alongside a woman alleged to have delivered the cannabis. The student claimed she had no knowledge of the drugs, arguing she had no access to the room where they were found.<\/p>\n

However, the court dismissed the defence, ruling that she knowingly permitted an individual carrying contraband into a house already under surveillance. Magistrate P.E. Nabwana stated that she \u201cactively participated in the crime,\u201d convicting her of possession for personal use and imposing a Ksh. 100,000 fine or three years\u2019 imprisonment in default.<\/p>\n

The second accused faced trafficking charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act. The court determined that the quantity recovered indicated intent to traffic, resulting in a Ksh. 50 million fine or a 20-year prison term in default.<\/p>\n

Authorities recovered 4.115 kilograms of unprocessed cannabis, 87 rolls of processed cannabis weighing 90 grams, and Ksh. 4,220 believed to be proceeds of illegal trade.<\/p>\n

NACADA CEO Dr Anthony Omerikwa welcomed the ruling, linking it to strengthened national enforcement efforts and a recent presidential directive aimed at intensifying the fight against drug abuse and trafficking.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis outcome demonstrates that no trafficker, regardless of scale or network, is beyond the reach of the law,\u201d he stated, adding that intensified operations are yielding measurable results.<\/p>\n

Dr Omerikwa emphasised that the ruling by Senior Resident Magistrate P.E. Nabwana underscores a tightening judicial stance against narcotics trafficking.<\/p>\n

He highlighted the growing alignment between enforcement agencies and the judiciary as a critical factor in securing convictions. According to NACADA, this collaboration is enhancing the conversion of intelligence and evidence into successful prosecutions and effective sentencing.<\/p>\n

NACADA affirmed its commitment to maintaining pressure on drug networks.<\/p>\n

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The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has lauded a recent ruling by Wamunyu Court, which sentenced a suspect to 20 years for possessing 4kg of cannabis, 87 rolls, and proceeds related to drug distribution. NACADA described the ruling as a significant achievement in Kenya\u2019s ongoing battle against drug trafficking. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138506\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}