Pascal Chacha Fined Sh50m Over 47kg Bhang in Narok

Pascal Chacha has been fined Sh50 million or 50 years in prison after a Narok court convicted him of trafficking 47.3kg of bhang.

NAROK, Kenya- A Narok court has fined Pascal Chacha Sh50 million after convicting him of trafficking 47.3 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa, commonly known as bhang.

Chief Magistrate H. Nyaberi sentenced Chacha to pay the fine or serve 50 years in prison in default after finding him guilty on his own plea during the trial.

The case was heard at the Narok Law Courts, where Chacha faced a charge under Section 4(a)(ii) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, as amended in 2022.

The prosecution told the court that Chacha was arrested on February 10, 2025, along the Narok–Suswa Road at Ntulele in Narok East Sub-County.

He was found, jointly with others, trafficking 47.3 kilogrammes of bhang valued at Sh1.419 million.

The drugs were being conveyed in a public-service vehicle, according to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Source: Y News