A Kakamega court has sentenced Rachael Akinyi Juma to 50 years in prison after finding her guilty of trafficking five kilograms of bhang. According to Tuko, the drugs were concealed inside 22 brooms and were discovered during a police raid in 2019. The court also handed Juma a fine of KSh50 million as an alternative to the prison term. The case concludes legal proceedings stemming from the 2019 operation in Kakamega, Kenya.

A woman in Kakamega County, Kenya, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for trafficking five kilograms of bhang, according to the Eastleigh Voice. She was charged under Section 4(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, No. 4 of 1994, which criminalises trafficking in narcotic drugs. The lengthy sentence reflects the severity of penalties under Kenya's anti-drug legislation for offences involving the trafficking of prohibited substances.

Justice Ahmed Kala of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced 41-year-old Mrs. Peace Asukwo to five years in prison for trafficking and harboring four underage girls for prostitution. In addition to the prison term, Justice Kala ordered Asukwo to pay N20 million in compensation to the victims of her crimes.

The High Court in Kampala has sentenced Haruna Kalyowa to 40 years in prison for defiling his biological daughter, who was 12 at the time, according to Eagle Online. The outlet reported that Justice David Matovu presided over the case and imposed the term after conviction. Details beyond the victim’s age, the familial relationship, the judge and the sentence were not provided in the feed.

Police in Nairobi have arrested three suspected drug dealers in Kahawa West during an operation targeting the illegal drug trade and related criminal activity, according to KBC. Officers recovered more than 600 rolls of suspected bhang, pieces of bhang cookies and two kilograms of unprocessed suspected bhang, all believed to have been prepared for distribution. Police also seized electronic items during the raid, though further details about the suspects and the operation were not immediately provided.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two Bureau De Change operators to five years in prison each, with the option of a N2 million fine, for conducting foreign exchange business without a valid licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The ruling, reported on Monday, underscores the regulator's ongoing enforcement against unlicensed currency trading in Nigeria.