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Heavy rains halt construction of police houses in Kakamega

These are some of the structures that will be brought down after the 60 units that were launched on February are completed in six months time. BY DUNCAN OCHOLLA

Prison warders are still sharing rooms inside mud-walled structures after heavy rains stalled a multi-million shilling housing project at Kakamega GK prison.

The government has allocated Sh118 million to the prison facility to put up decent houses for its officers.

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