Controversial Nairobi businesswoman Joyce Akinyi is set to spend the next 25 years in prison following her sentencing in a drug trafficking case.
This is after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) secured a conviction against Akinyi and two others, namely Paulin Kalala (a Congolese national) and Peres Ochieng, the masterminds of a well-orchestrated drug trafficking scheme, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) court.
In the first count where the accused were found guilty of trafficking in narcotics, Akinyi was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment and a fine of Ksh9,018,000, while Kalala was handed a 10-year sentence and a similar fine.
In count two, Peres Ochieng, who remains at large with a warrant of arrest issued against her, was handed a 25-year sentence after she was found guilty of trafficking in narcotics and also ordered to pay a fine of Ksh. 7,927,740. She will serve her sentence upon her arrest.
Further, Akinyi was found guilty of possession of a passport without a valid explanation and sentenced to 2 years in prison. She will serve the two sentences concurrently.
