A Kenyan national, who was arrested by Immigration authorities in Blantyre last week has been convicted for an offence of contravening immigration permit conditions.
The Kenyan who was identified as Abdi Rahman Dubat was arrested last week for failing to produce documents legalizing his stay in Malawi.
“The travel documents he managed to produced made officers to establish that he was using someone else’s travel document, and his own passport showed that he overstayed in the country, contravening Section 21(1) of the Immigration Act of the Laws of Malawi” reads a report issued by Kelvin Mphiya, for the national publicity officer.
Earlier last week at court, Dubat was convicted and ordered to pay a fine of MK100,000 or in default serve 9 months imprisonment for illegal stay and to pay another MK100 000 in default serve a 6 months jail term, for misuse of document, contrary to Section 34(a) of the Immigration Act.
Dubat paid the fine and is now making arrangements for an air ticket to leave the country before the expiry of 14 days, as per the Court order.