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September 28, 2025
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Sports fans criticise three-year jail term for banned substance peddler

Sports fans criticise three-year jail term for banned substance peddler

The JKIA Court in Nairobi found Aman Malik, 18, guilty of unlawfully importing and transporting some of the prohibited substances that have caused several Kenyan athletes to be banned...

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Aman Malik, an 18-year-old Indian national, has been sentenced to three years in jail and fined Sh1 million by the JKIA Court for unlawfully importing and transporting prohibited doping substances. This sentencing has sparked widespread criticism from sports fans who deem the penalty too lenient given the severe impact of doping on Kenyan athletics.

  • Malik was found guilty of four offences, including possession of masking agents and energy boosters prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
  • He was arrested in Iten in May by Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) investigators.
  • Sports enthusiasts on social media called for harsher sentences, with some suggesting a "life sentence" or "25 years" to deter drug peddling to athletes.

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