The end of the road for Joyce Akinyi Ochieng, one of Kenya's most infamous and high-profile drug barons, seems to have come.
The once flamboyant queen, who led an opulent lifestyle and possessed a fleet of luxury cars, now faces the harsh reality of spending a minimum of quarter a century behind bars.
Akinyi, a mother of four whose name is synonymous with Nairobi's dark underworld, was yesterday sentenced to 25 years in prison and slapped with a Sh9 million fine after being found guilty of trafficking heroin valued at Sh5 million, by the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport court.
For years, Akinyi navigated the murky world of drugs with audacious confidence, brushing off scandals and controversy.
