Ruto wants heads to roll over drug trafficking after a massive airline bust. President William Ruto suggested capital punishment for anyone selling hard stuff like heroin or cocaine. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen backed the extreme stance while claiming substance abuse ruins the most active local generation.
This harsh rhetoric dropped right after the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Court handed three Kenya Airways workers hefty jail time. Lennox Chengek Chestit, alongside Kenneth Sinzore Isundu and Alfric Odhiambo Otieno, each received twenty-five years behind bars for moving narcotics.
They faced massive financial penalties ranging between Ksh88 million and Ksh90 million. Authorities caught Chestit and Isundu with nearly ten kilos of heroin while Otieno and Isundu moved twenty kilos separately. Senior Principal Magistrate Njeri Thuku rejected requests for community service.
Magistrate Thuku noted that staff involvement hurts the airline brand deeply. The judge emphasized that existing laws prevent lenient sentencing for narcotics crimes.
This harsh rhetoric dropped right after the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Court handed three Kenya Airways workers hefty jail time. Lennox Chengek Chestit, alongside Kenneth Sinzore Isundu and Alfric Odhiambo Otieno, each received twenty-five years behind bars for moving narcotics.
They faced massive financial penalties ranging between Ksh88 million and Ksh90 million. Authorities caught Chestit and Isundu with nearly ten kilos of heroin while Otieno and Isundu moved twenty kilos separately. Senior Principal Magistrate Njeri Thuku rejected requests for community service.
Magistrate Thuku noted that staff involvement hurts the airline brand deeply. The judge emphasized that existing laws prevent lenient sentencing for narcotics crimes.
