Court clears air on when jail terms should begin

Commissioner General of Prisons Wycliffe Ogalo addressing inmates at Bomet GK prison in October last year. [Gilbert Kimutai, Standard]

Prisoners who had expected to be pardoned after serving part of their term were dealt a blow when a judge ruled that their freedom would depend on their behaviour.

High Court judge George Odunga ruled that the years to be served would not reduce automatically.