Correctional Services Stories

Defence CS Tuya pushes for human dignity and rehabilitation in Kenya’s prisons
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 22, 2025

Tuya urges a shift from punitive justice to rehabilitation and empowerment as Kenya accelerates correctional reforms focused on skills, dignity, and c...

Kenya’s prisons operating on strained budget, with Sh3 billion in unpaid bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 09, 2025

Principal Secretary Salome Muhia, appearing before MPs on Tuesday, said the government provides Sh192 per inmate daily, falling short of the Sh275 req...

Inside new Correctional Bill that seeks to improve handling of offenders
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 31, 2025

The Correctional Services Bill, 2025, currently at the public participation stage, is part of ongoing efforts to implement the recommendations of Just...

Ruto unveils plan to lease 3,000 acres of prison land for food production
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2024

The President noted that the reforms in the correctional services sector were in line with the broader vision for a more modern, self-reliant, and eff...

Interior ministry cleaner faces corruption charges for fraudulently receiving Sh186M for fake supplies
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 19, 2024

One of Mutai's companies – Homex Logistics Supplies was paid Sh62,560,000 in slightly over one month between May 7, 2017 and 16th June of the same yea...

CS Kindiki gazettes committee to develop policies for correctional services
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 10, 2024

The committee comprises a diverse array of experts and stakeholders from various sectors, with Christine Obondi as chairperson and Angus Masoro as his...

State launches Sh50,000 training centre for Shimo La Tewa's female inmates
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 18, 2024

The government sees the prisons initiative as an extension of vocational programmes, particularly for women.

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