Congestion contributes to rape in prisons, says Senate

Nominated senators Zipporah Kitonyi (left) and Fatuma Adan Dullo, members of the Senate Committee on Prisons and Borstals Institutions, join inmates for a dance at the Shimo La Tewa Prison during a tour. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]

Overcrowding in prisons poses a health risk to inmates and increases incidences of sexual abuse, a Senate committee has said.

The committee on Prison and Borstal Institutions noted that most prisons were overcrowded.