Oldest prisoner at Kodiaga released from jail at age 87

Relatives and residents of Kochogo village in Nyando receive the oldest inmate Alfayo Gombe (in suit) on January 24, 2018 after he completed his fifteen year sentence. [Photo by Denish Ochieng/Standard]

At exactly 9.27am yesterday, the oldest inmate at Kodiaga Prison was all smiles as he walked to freedom.

When he stepped out, clutching his walking stick, Alphayo Gombe, 87, was received by 37 people who included relatives, friends and members of his Seventh Day Adventist Church. They sang, danced and ululated as people jostled to greet him.