Paul Mackenzie Jailed For One Year
I hereby sentence the accused person to twelve months imprisonment,the magistrate read
Controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to a one-year jail term for operating a film studio and producing films without a valid license.
The verdict was delivered by Malindi Senior Resident Magistrate Olga Onalo, who served him a six month sentence after determining that the video content, produced in 2019, lacked approval from the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB).
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According to Magistrate Onalo, Mackenzie had been publicly screening the films through Times TV without obtaining the necessary operating license.
The simultaneous sentence was imposed, prohibiting any alternative fine.
However, Mackenzie retains the right to appeal the ruling within 14 days from the judgment date.
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“In respect to count two, I hereby sentence the accused person to twelve months imprisonment, while in respect to count three, the accused person’s explanation of not knowing the need for a license from KFCB, having obtained a broadcasting one, is reasonable but not entirely acceptable. Ignorance of the law is no defense, leading to the resulting conviction. In light of the same, I sentence the accused to six months imprisonment,” stated Magistrate Onalo.
The offences faced by Mackenzie carry a maximum jail term of one year and an alternative fine not exceeding Ksh. 100,000.
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The court’s decision was based on a report compiled by the probation office following a 2019 court case involving Mackenzie’s operation of a recording and TV studio without a valid license from KFCB.
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