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The Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) raised concerns that prison facilities have continued to rely heavily on firewood, exposi...
The session, chaired by Nyeri Town MP Duncan Mathenge, grew tense as MPs expressed frustration that this was Arunduh’s second appearance without the r...
The fund, once operational, is expected to finance training programmes for inmates, purchase modern equipment and machinery and promote goods produced...
The committee said its findings will guide proposals to the National Assembly for a reform-focused and humane correctional system.
The ruling on Monday, September 8, comes after inmates faced the risk of being denied essential health services due to unpaid bills.
The Chief Justice reiterated that petty offenders serving less than three months should not be imprisoned but instead diverted to community service or...
Abdi Willy Adan said only some of the other suspects had refused food since Wednesday, while Mackenzie’s last hunger strike was recorded back in Febru...
Kituo Cha Sheria now wants the court to issue interim orders compelling both the Ministry of Health and Mbagathi Hospital to resume admitting and trea...
Prosecutors argued that the money was diverted from a fund intended to pay reparations to victims of the 2000 clashes between Ugandan and Rwandan troo...
According to the audit, the State Department for Correctional Services signed a tenancy agreement with a private service provider to lease a house for...
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi outlined that the new fund will take over operations from the Prison Farms Revolving Fund, established in 1993,...
The revelations come amidst revelations by Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen that at least 10 Kenyans have died in police custody (pre-trial detention) i...
Simon Wambugu, the seventh accused in the case, told the Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina that he has been held in isolation for the entire 10 y...
In his detailed ruling, Magistrate Mulama pointed out that Mwendwa’s use of the term mwanaharamu—a word the court recognised as highly offensive and s...
Embu West Sub-county Police Commander Vincent Kitili said the two suspects sprayed pepper at officers and tried to escape while being transported from...
Mudavadi said his ministry will continue to handle similar cases with urgency, as many Kenyans abroad are facing legal and humanitarian challenges. He...
Prisoners are now set to benefit from a more transparent and accountable clemency process, with reintegration protocols to enhance public safety.
Kibisu, who was in April handed a 20-year sentence for robbery with violence, broke free while being escorted by officers at the court premises.
The study, done in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and supported by the European Union under the PLEAD II Programme, e...
The death of Julia Njoki has generated public concern, especially on social media platforms, where some users have alleged that her death was a result...
Julia Njoki’s family claims she was tortured after being detained at Nanyuki Police Station for failing to raise a Sh50,000 bond.
Four of Kenya’s top volleyball sides - KDF, GSU, KPA, and Kenya Prisons, have advanced to the semifinals of the inaugural Kenya Cup men’s tournament a...
Justice Reuben Nyakundi found Wanjala guilty of the heinous act and ordered that he be returned to Eldoret GK Remand Prison until the day of sentencin...
Evin Prison, located in northern Tehran, is Iran’s most infamous facility for holding political prisoners.
Together, these songs, stories, and testimonies reveal a practice of knowledge extraction in POW camps, yet they also provide deeper insights and refl...
In response to the threat, Justice Kavedza ordered increased courtroom security and noted that the accused had threatened to kill the prosecutor.
He noted that while the Lambwe Valley is known to have tsetse fly infestation, the choice of location is based on the availability of adequate space,...
Attorney General Dorcas Oduor, who chairs the committee, said the decision affects 2,135 petty offenders and 2,664 others with six months or less rema...
The Senate’s move comes amid a string of deaths reported in various detention facilities over the years, raising alarm among rights defenders.
The courts will hear a petition filed by a lobby group seeking to suspend the national budget-making process until the government addresses Kenya’s ba...
