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Calls for a women’s prison in Kirinyaga to decongest in Embu prison

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019Idara

Female remandees and convicts churned out by courts in Kirinyaga County to the Embu G.K. Prison have added to the congestion at the facility, it has emerged. According to a report submitted to the Kirinyaga County Court Users Committee, over 90 per cent of the female inmates’ population at the facility hail from Kirinyaga. The […]

10,000 petitioners benefit from the power of mercy programme

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019IdaraLeave a Comment

At least 10,000 prisoners have benefited from the power of Mercy programme since the exercise begun in June last year. The Deputy Vice Chair (DVC) of the Power of Mercy Committee, Dr. Janet Kirui expressed satisfaction that at least all the beneficiaries have not relapsed to their old habits of committing crime. Speaking when the […]

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Calls for a women’s prison in Kirinyaga to decongest in Embu prison

10,000 petitioners benefit from the power of mercy programme

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