Nairobi — A Tanzanian was yesterday jailed for 10 years for drug trafficking.

In addition, Jacob Segoa Mzinga, was also fined Sh1 million or a year in jail in default by Kibera principal magistrate Hellen Wasilwa.

Ms Wasilwa said the offence the accused committed was serious.

"Drugs have caused havoc in our country and should be discouraged," the magistrate said.

She added that she was satisfied that the accused committed the offence and dismissed his defence.

"The prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt," she said. In mitigation the accused said he was the sole bread winner of his family and prayed for leniency.

The prosecutor inspector Isaiah Oyoo treated him as a first offender.

Mzinga was charged with trafficking by conveying 1,901.4 grammes of heroin worth more than Sh1.9 million at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi on May 15, 2006.

In the same court, a 22-year-old man was jailed for seven years for simple robbery.

Martin Kimuti Angere was charged separately with robbing Ms Sarah Wanjiru Mwangi and Mr Daniel Karisa of items along Ndumaini Road in Riruta Nairobi on December 8 and 21, 2004 respectively.

The court heard that the accused committed the offences jointly with others not in court while armed with pistols.