JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
1. This is a second appeal by Chrispine Kent Otieno (the appellant) against the conviction and sentence by the High Court of Kenya as the 1st appellate court. The appellant was charged before the Chief Magistrates Court at Kibera on four counts. On the first count, he was charged jointly with Nassor Said Salim with the offence of trafficking in narcotics contrary to section 4(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act No. 4 of 1994. Nassor Said Salim however died in the course of the trial and the case against him abated leaving the appellant as the only accused person for the said offence.
2. The second count against the appellant was that of being in possession of narcotic drugs contrary to section 3(1) and 2(b) (sic) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act No. 4 of 1994. The appellant also faced a third count of having in possession paper intended to resemble bank note or currency note contrary to section 367(a) of the…