33 children held in prison with their mothers

The minors are held alongside their mothers at Eldoret GK Women’s Prison in Uasin Gishu County. [File, Standard]

Thirty-three children are among the 230 inmates currently held at Eldoret GK Women’s Prison in Uasin Gishu County.

The infants and young children, some as young as one month old, are serving sentences of between three and six months alongside their mothers, who were convicted mainly of dealing in illicit brew and other minor offences.