A Narok court sentenced Pascal Chacha to a fine of Sh50 million or 50 years in prison in default after convicting him of trafficking 47.3 kilogrammes of bhang.[1][2][3][4] The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said the conviction was secured at the Narok Law Courts and put the value of the cannabis at Sh1.4 million.[1][2]

Prosecutors said Chacha, jointly with others, was found trafficking 47.3 kilogrammes of cannabis on 10 February 2025 along the Narok-Suswa Road in Ntulele, Narok East Sub-County, Narok County.[5][2][3] The cannabis was being carried in a public service vehicle matatu when Chacha was arrested.[1][2][4] The ODPP said Chacha was charged under Section 4(a)(ii) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Amendment Act, 2022, the trafficking provision a Kenyan court applies to cannabis.[5][2][3]

Chief Magistrate Hezron Nyaberi treated the quantity of bhang as a significant aggravating circumstance and said the sentence should deter others and protect the public from drug trafficking.[1][2][3] The prosecution team was led by Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Gitonga Murang’a, with Principal Prosecution Counsel James Kigo and Prosecution Counsel Leone Wandera.[1][4] A plea bargain secured the evidence of the matatu driver, who was then turned into a state witness.[1][2][3][4]