A Nigerian immigrant has been jailed for one year by the Mombasa court. Joseph Shimsenge appeared before senior magistrate Richard Odenyo for an unlawful presence in the country on May 7. Prosecutor Sang Kipkoech said Shimsenge was found without a valid immigration document at the Lunga-Lunga border in Kwale. Shimsenge pleaded with the court to forgive him since he is the breadwinner of his family. Shimsenge pleaded guilty to the charge. The senior magistrare ruled out a 6months sentence for the first account.
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