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Reports that officers supposed to lead rehabilitation of convicted criminals are living in abject poverty and appalling conditions must gnaw at the heart of every Kenyan. The prison warders are in near worse conditions than the individuals jailed for wrongdoing.
They have been housed in single rooms demarcated by carton boxes and torn bed sheets, despite having young families. What is more disappointing is the fact that the reports are not anything new. Prison warders have complained to authorities on many platforms but their pleas have more often than not, fallen on deaf ears.
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