Popular media personality and actor Davis Mwabili alias Inspekta Mwala was on Thursday, September 19, sentenced to one year in jail or Ksh30,000 fine.
Mariakani senior principal magistrate Nelly C. Adalo found the comedian guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.
Before his sentencing, Mwala in his mitigation apologised to Mang's family for leading to the demise of their son in the accident.
“I am very sorry. I also ask for forgiveness from the family of the deceased. I had not planned to cause the accident. I had no intention to kill, save that an accident occurred and I cannot have left where I was to go and cause the accident,” Mwala stated in his mitigation.
Adalo in her ruling considered Mwala’s mitigation, and, as a result, sentenced him to one year in jail with the alternative of Ksh 30, 000 fine.
“The offence of causing death by dangerous driving is not an ordinary offence. The people that commit this offence do not have a propensity for it, neither is it a crime committed for revenge, gain, lust or to emulate other criminals,” the senior principal magistrate explained.
“In those circumstances, the accused is sentenced to pay a fine of Ksh 30, 000 in default, serve 1-year imprisonment,” Adalo affirmed.
On August 26, Mwala hit and killed a pedestrian in Kaloleni, Kilifi County.
Confirming the incident, Kilifi police commander, Patrick Okeri, stated that the media personality knocked down a 35-year-old man, killing him on the spot.
The incident took place at Kaloleni town on Mazeras Highway when the actor hit a man who was crossing the road, The Nation reported