Prisons Stories

2025 CAVB Men's Championships: GSU and Prisons fall to North Africans as KPA wins five-set thriller
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 25, 2025

Kenyan clubs GSU and Kenya Prisons suffered defeats to North African giants in their final group matches at the 2025 CAVB Men’s Club Championships, wh...

Court declines to halt prisons recruitment amid claims of discrimination against serving officers
Joseph Ndunda  |  Apr 24, 2025

The KPS will on Tuesday recruit degree holders who have not worked anywhere as cadets to take them for the inspectorate's course and hire them as pris...

Court petition challenges master's degree requirement for prison promotions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 24, 2025

Bikeri argues that the rule is not only unjustified but was introduced without consulting stakeholders or allowing public participation.

2025 CAVB Men’s Championships: GSU extend streak, KPA bounce back, Prisons falter again
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 24, 2025

Kenya’s GSU kept their hopes of a historic continental title alive with another dramatic comeback at the CAVB Men’s Club Championships, while KPA boun...

Ex-Kenyan presidential candidate Abduba Dida freed on parole after US stalking conviction
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 24, 2025

Under parole conditions, Dida is expected to remain under supervision and may be required to participate in community-based philanthropic activities a...

MPs grill prisons boss over grim jail conditions, inmate exploitation and delayed reforms
Amina Wako  |  Apr 23, 2025

Legislators painted a grim picture of Kenya’s prisons, citing “deplorable” conditions and mounting public distrust amid reports of scams being orchest...

2025 CAVB Men's Championships: GSU thrive as Kenya Prisons and KPA Struggle
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 23, 2025

GSU remain unbeaten at the 2025 CAVB Men’s Volleyball Club Championships, while fellow Kenyan sides Kenya Prisons and Kenya Ports Authority face early...

Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu moved to Ukonga Prison amid treason case
Amina Wako  |  Apr 19, 2025

Lissu, who was the runner-up in the 2020 presidential election, was charged with treason last week after allegedly urging the public to rebel and disr...

KCB dominate Kenya Prisons to finish fifth at CAVB Championships
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 13, 2025

KCB secured a fifth-place finish at the 2025 CAVB Women’s Volleyball Club Championships with a straight-sets win over familiar foes Kenya Prisons in A...

Supreme Court rules MPs have final authority to define what qualifies as life sentence
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 12, 2025

The judges said that prescribing a specific number of years to represent life imprisonment would be overstepping judicial boundaries.

Pipeline power through as KCB and Prisons fall in CAVB quarters
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 10, 2025

Kenya Pipeline are through to the semifinals of the 2025 CAVB Women’s Club Volleyball Championships after a commanding win over APR of Rwanda. With KC...

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...

Government announces recruitment for prison constables, professional officers across all 47 counties
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 07, 2025

Candidates will undergo a para-military initial training lasting no less than nine months.

DR Congo commutes death sentences of three Americans in failed coup to life imprisonment
Reuters  |  Apr 02, 2025

The Americans were among some 50 people, including US, British, Canadian, Belgian and Congolese citizens, who stood trial last year following the botc...

Pipeline captain Gladys Ekaru confident ahead of African Volleyball  Club Championship
Erick Kariuki  |  Mar 30, 2025

The tournament, scheduled to run from April 1 to April 14, will bring together 24 teams from across the continent, all eyeing the prestigious title.

Six protesters awarded Sh15 million in appeal over 1992 police brutality
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 23, 2025

Their case was initially dismissed by the High Court in 2017, with the judge ruling that there was insufficient evidence to prove pain and suffering.

Murkomen dismisses Gachagua’s claims on sale of prison land, says reforms underway
Amina Wako  |  Mar 13, 2025

His remarks were in response to claims made by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who alleged that all prison lands had been sold, necessitating the r...

Leaking roofs, collapsing ceilings: Report reveals shocking state of prisons
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 12, 2025

Inmates at Nairobi Remand endure rainwater seeping through the roof into their cells, while at Kitengela, food stored for prisoners risks contaminatio...

Garissa Women’s Prison calls for vocational training support for inmates
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 07, 2025

The female inmates marked the Women’s Week celebrations with traditional dances and songs.

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