Prisons staff houses ‘not fit’ for habitation

Some of the staff houses at Kakamega GK Prisons that are being faced off with modern housing units by the National Government. (Duncan Ocholla, Standard)

The government has been put in a tight spot over the disgraceful state of prison staff living conditions in spite of the ongoing prison reforms.

The prison officers put up in mud, iron sheet or timber housesall creaking under the weight of age. In some cases, some officers are forced to live in pre-independence hall-like structures, a report from the Auditor General’s office reveals.