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Kamiti: Witness paints picture of prison break that brought Commissioner Ogallo down

Former Commissioner General of Prisons Wycliffe Ogallo with Brigadier (Rtd) John Kibaso Warioba (Right) who has been appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as the new Commissioner General of Prisons. [Kenya Prison Services]

It was a day of high drama at Magereza House offices yesterday afternoon when a contingent of officers stormed the prisons headquarters. The officers, in uniform and civilian wear, and under the command of Nairobi Area Head of Operations John Njoroge, arrived at around 4.30pm in a convoy of police cars.

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