A Wamunyu court has convicted two women on drug-related charges following an intelligence-led operation by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) in Mbiuni, Machakos County.

In a judgment delivered on March 26, 2026, the court found that cannabis recovered during the April 10, 2025 operation was in the possession of the two accused under different circumstances, leading to separate outcomes on the charges they faced.

According to the court record, NACADA enforcement officers conducted surveillance on a house in the Kabaa area after receiving information that it was being used in the sale of cannabis. During the operation, the second accused was seen entering the house carrying a sack, which she placed beside her.

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Officers moved in and recovered 20 brooms of unprocessed cannabis weighing 4.115 kilogrammes from the sack. Inside the house, they also recovered 87 rolls of cannabis weighing 90 grammes, along with Ksh 4,220 suspected to be proceeds of crime.

The court determined that the sack of cannabis was in the possession of the second accused, while the rolls found inside the house were attributable to the first accused.

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Both had been charged with trafficking under Section 4(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act. However, the court found that the evidence did not support a trafficking conviction against the first accused and instead convicted her of the lesser, cognate offence of possession.

In its reasoning, the court cited Timami v Republic, noting that possession of large quantities of narcotics may give rise to an inference of trafficking where supported by the evidence.

The first accused was fined Ksh 100,000 or, in default, to serve three years’ imprisonment.

The second accused was fined Ksh 50 million or, in default, to serve 20 years’ imprisonment after the court found that the quantity and circumstances surrounding the cannabis in her possession supported a conviction under the law.

Following the ruling, NACADA Chief Executive Officer Anthony Omerikwa said the outcome reflected the agency’s ongoing enforcement efforts against drug trafficking.

“This case demonstrates the importance of coordinated enforcement and adherence to due process to ensure successful prosecutions,” he said.