This archive report was first published on 19 September 2019.
On September 19, 2019, senior principal magistrate Nelly Adalo handed down a lenient sentence to media personality Davis Mwabili, alias Inspekta Mwala, after he was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.
According to the court ruling, Mwala was involved in a fatal accident on August 26 in Kaloleni, Kilifi county, which resulted in the death of a pedestrian.
Magistrate Adalo ruled that Mwala would serve 1 year in jail or pay a fine of Sh30,000 in default.
In her ruling, the magistrate stated, '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.'
Inspekta Mwala apologized to the family of the deceased, saying, '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.'
