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President Uhuru Kenyatta pardons 66 prisoners

President Uhuru Kenyatta meets the first batch of prisoners released under the presidential pardon when they called on him at State House, Nairobi

The quiet atmosphere at the Langata Women's Maximum prison is disturbed on a rainy evening by singing among the convicts and clapping by wardens and visitors.

Ten women walk towards the gate, accompanied by convicts who cheer them on as they make their way towards freedom on Saturday, thanks to presidential pardon.

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