Accused persons wasting away in stretched prisons as cases delayed

Remanded prisoners at the Langata Women Maximum prison, Nairobi, Thursday, 8th February 2018 during The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Case Review Initiative at the Langata Women Prison,Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina.Standard]

It is almost four years since the police forced their way into Pauline Elizabeth Njeri Mbugua’s office in South B, Nairobi, and handcuffed her.

Njeri, 59, has not been free since. On that fateful day, she was booked at Lang’ata Women’s Prison remand section, pending hearing of charges drawn against her.