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Correction Services PS Micah Powon. According to the correctional services Principal Secretary Micah Powon, majority of these prisoners are in jail for committing petty offences. (PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/ STANDARD)
Thousands of petty offenders currently serving prison terms will be released as the Government moves to decongest jails.
There are 55,000 prisoners serving jail terms in Kenya.
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