Audit report reveals the shame of prison staff housing

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi (PHOTO: FILE)

The wanting state of housing for prison officers has been laid bare by the Auditor General Edward Ouko, who has attributed the high level of stress suffered by the officers to the challenges in the provision of the basic amenity.

In his Performance Audit report on the state of housing for members serving in the department of correctional services, Ouko notes that the majority of the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) staff, across all cadres, are not housed, while those lucky to have a roof above their head are living in deplorable conditions.