Mombasa court: man denies trafficking 14.3kg meth linked to Sh8.2bn haul
Key points
- Martin Mugendi Gitonga denied conspiracy to traffic 14,321 grammes of methamphetamine valued at Sh114.568 million.
- Alleged offence: 21–24 November 2025 within Kenya, jointly with others not all before court.
- Charged under Narcotic Drugs Act s.4(B)(4) as amended 2022; before Mombasa SPM Gladys Olimo.
- Prosecutor Christine Mbevi said the file links to a pending case involving six Iranians and an alleged Sh8.2 billion drug haul; seeks consolidation.
Fourteen thousand three hundred twenty-one grammes of methamphetamine — about Sh114.568 million on the charge sheet — landed Martin Mugendi Gitonga in Mombasa Law Courts, where he denied conspiracy to traffic, Eastleigh Voice reported.
Senior Principal Magistrate Gladys Olimo heard the plea. Principal Prosecution Counsel Christine Mbevi said the alleged offence ran between 21 and 24 November 2025 within Kenya, jointly with others not all yet in court. The charge sits under Section 4(B)(4) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act as amended in 2022.
Link to the Iranian vessel haul
Mbevi told court the case is linked to another matter already pending — involving six Iranians and an alleged Sh8.2 billion drug haul that has already produced high-seas interception testimony and a destruction order narrative in related reporting. She said the State wants the files consolidated. Gitonga remains presumed innocent; the Coast drug pipeline story is far from closed.
Crime desk: Crime. Verified weights, values, dates, magistrate and counsel from Eastleigh Voice; consolidation orders were not yet final in the package.
Watch the next mention date for bail terms and whether Iranian co-accused files truly merge. Coast narcotics prosecutions live or die on chain of custody from ship to exhibit room.
Communities around Mombasa want fewer high-seas headlines and more final convictions — or honest acquittals — rather than endless linked mentions.
Watch the next mention for bail terms and whether the Sh8.2 billion Iranian-linked file truly consolidates. Coast narcotics cases live or die on chain of custody from seizure to exhibit room.
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Based on Eastleigh Voice court reporting. Accused persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
