Mombasa: Repeat offender in string of vandalism cases sentenced to three years behind bars

A man was on Friday sentenced to three years in prison by a Mombasa court with the alternative of paying a fine of Ksh. 3 million after being found guilty of vandalizing public infrastructure along the Miritini–Kipevu Road in Mombasa County.

According to the prosecution, Said Juma Tsuma was arrested for unlawfully removing reinforcement bars from the road, in violation of Section 24 of the Scrap Metal Act (Act No. 1 of 2015).

In issuing the sentence, the magistrate noted that Tsuma had previously been convicted of a similar offence in 2023 and was sentenced to community service at the time. 

The court considered the repeat nature of the offence as an aggravating factor that warranted a custodial sentence.