Woman jailed 50 years or Sh50 million fine for 5 kg of bhang in brooms
Rachael Akinyi Juma was sentenced to 50 years in prison or a Sh50 million fine after a Kakamega court convicted her of trafficking 5 kg of bhang hidden in 22 brooms, recovered from her rented house in the Murram area in a June 2019 raid. Prosecutors ADPP Lazarus Sirtuy and Stephanie Akinyi proved the case before Hon. D.K. Wambua.
🇰🇪 Murram area, Kakamega Central · Kenya
- Cannabis
- 5 kg
- Prison
- 50 years in default
- Fine
- KES 50,000,000
A Kakamega court sentenced a woman to 50 years in prison after finding her
guilty of trafficking five kilogrammes of cannabis sativa, with the
alternative of a Sh50 million fine.[1][2]
The sentence followed evidence that police recovered the drugs from Rachael
Akinyi Juma’s rented house in the Murram area of Kakamega Central
Sub-County in a raid on June 12, 2019: 22 brooms held five kilogrammes of
bhang valued at about Sh16,600.[1][2] She was charged under Section 4(a)
of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, 1994.[1]
The prosecution team of Assistant DPP Lazarus Sirtuy and Prosecution Counsel
Stephanie Akinyi linked Juma to the narcotics beyond reasonable doubt, and
Hon. D.K. Wambua convicted and sentenced her, closing a case in court since
2019.[2]
Sources
- Kakamega woman jailed 50 years for trafficking 5kg of bhang. The Eastleigh Voice, 9 September 2026. In English.
- Woman Handed 50-Year Jail Term for Trafficking Sh16,000 Worth of Bhang. Court Helicopter, 9 September 2026. In English.
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- Whether Juma appealed the sentence was not reported.