Prisoners want to be fully involved in voting for President

Rift Valley

The inmates in the country’s penal institutions now want to be allowed to elect their leaders in next year's polls. The law only allows the prisoners to participate in electing the President. In 2013, the High Court termed illegal the move to block t...
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Prisoners want to be fully involved in voting for President

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