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Government to release 4,600 petty offenders

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i making his address at the Kenya School of Government on April 28, 2022. [Stephanie Wangari, Standard]

More than 4,600 petty offenders are set to be released from prison in the coming months, Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Fred Matiang’i has said.

Matiang’i said the decision was made to decongest the correctional facilities and also save on costs of running the prisons.

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