The Magistrate’s Court at the Jommo Kenyatta International Airport September 26, 2025, jailed an Indian national for three years in jail following his admission that he had prohibited doping substances at a training camp in Iten.
Aman Malik, 19, faced four charges in relation to doping.
JKIA magistrate Njeri Thuku ordered that he serve 12 months for the first charge, if he defaults on paying Sh1 million fine.
In the second charge, he is to serve three years, similarly to the third and fourth charges.
However, the convict will serve all the sentences simultaneously (concurrently), meaning he will be behind bars for three years.
Njeri ordered that upon Malik serving the sentence, he should be repatriated.
The magistrate said that the sentence was meant to protect the country’s heritage and pride, as athletics unite the country and give Kenya a status in international forums.
“Courts are called to protect society. Sometimes, they are the last hope for the populace that is ravaged by forced outside it,” said Njeri.
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