Twist of fate: From life in prison to taste of freedom

Former Councillor Sitata Choi Keronche (right) and his brother Francis Chweya Keronche (left) display some of the clothes that Choi made while serving a life sentence in prison where the two were jailed following the lynching of their stepmother by a mob in 1992. Choi served 23 years in jail while Chweya served 22 years in jail before they were pardoned by the President in December 2015 and July 2014 respectively following recommendations by the Power of Mercy Advisory Committee. [Edwin Nyarangi, Standard]

From longing for a tasty home-cooked meal during their long incarceration, freedom comes with confusion, as they attempt to fit into a world that moved on while they were locked away.

Some released through the presidential power of mercy or after years of a gruelling justice appeal system, the convicts walk out of their cells filled with anxiety, excitement, and fear of what awaits them outside the huge metallic gates at the prisons.