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Court set to release 78 petty offenders in a bid to de-congest jail

At least 78 petty offenders in remand at Nakuru Prison could walk free in a drive to de-congest the jail in the wake of coronavirus.

On Thursday, Senior Resident Magistrate Yvonne Khatambi set free two offenders under section 64 of the criminal procedure code, which gives the court powers to release suspects unconditionally.

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