A former presidential aspirant was on Thursday arraigned before a Marsabit law court for the offences of transporting Narcotics and psychotropic substances. Jafeer Issaak, a 2013 presidential aspirant, was nabbed with 445kg of bhang with a street value of Sh11.25 million. Appearing before Marsabit magistrate Tom Mbayaki Wafula, the accused denied the allegation. The magistrate ordered him to produce his passport on June 26 during the determination of the bond. Marsabit police commander Steve Oloo confirmed that former presidential aspirant was arrested on his way to Marsabit following suspicion that he might be a drug dealer.

Source: The Star June 20, 2019 11:51 UTC