Pesh was arrested on July 9, 2015 at an airport in Ghana while trafficking drugs, she has been locked in prison ever since.
The Kenyan socialite whose real name is Peninah Lema Munyithya rose to fame in early 2015 after sharing her birthday suit photos which went viral on social media.
Kenyan socialite Peninah Lema Munyithya alias PeshPesh was still a student at MKU pursuing a degree in Project Management when she got famous. Her newfound fame attracted a Nigerian drug dealer who exploited her naivety.
The drug baron used Pesh to traffic drugs. He took her to Ghana where she was to ferry drugs to Seychelles.
However, the Kenyan socialite was arrested at the airport as she was boarding a flight to the Indian Ocean island nation.
Pesh was subjected to Ghanaian justice system and was found guilty of drug trafficking and subsequently sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The Kenyan socialite is expected to be released from a Ghanaian prison sometimes in 2025.
Lydiah Wairimu, who schooled with Pesh at MKU, narrated exactly how the socialite ended up in prison. She said Pesh’s craving for a lavish lifestyle is what landed her in trouble.
“Wuuuii I do feel pain for Pesh. She was my campo student mate at MKU back in 2014 she was doing a degree in project management. Peers pushed her to bad company. She had the figure naturally. So akaanza socialiting. Her first trip was Dubai. Kwa zile harakati she met a Naija who showed her good life here and money. Little did she know the Nigerian is a drug dealer,” Lydiah Wairimu narrated in part.
She added that;
“So the day Pesh was leaving Ghana the guy hired a taxi to take her to the airport kumbe zile manguo amepack tonnes en tonnes of drugs ndio hakutala kumpeleka airport.”
Lydiah stated that the Nigerian drug dealer who was using Pesh to traffic drugs had multiple identities. Ghanaian authorities couldn’t trace the Nigerian with the names Pesh gave them.
“Poor girl she didn’t know she was being used by the naija men to transport drugs. So innocently she arrived@ Ghana airport bag kaenda checking kawaida. ikapatikana drugs worth 30m ksh. She was not aware akafungiwa cell ya airport next day to court kuhonjiwa where she came frm, who sent her their phone numbers everything was fake hawangepatikana.”
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