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350 inmates released to decongest Embu, Kirinyaga prisons

Supreme Court of Kenya

At least 350 inmates serving short-term sentences in prisons in Embu and Kirinyaga counties have been released in the ongoing decongestion programme.

High Court Judge Alfred Mabeya said those released were petty offenders either serving sentences not exceeding three years or were almost completing their sentences.

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