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Understanding the presidential pardon

Ezekiel Kipkosgei Chelimo at the Eldoret GK Prison Uasin Gishu County, where he was alleged to have lost his eyesight. He was sentenced to serve life imprisonment in 2010 for defilement. [File, Standard]

President William Ruto has issued presidential pardons to inmates in various correctional facilities  at least twice since taking office.

The most recent pardon, granted on April 28, 2025, approved petitions from 56 Kenyans and one foreign national, giving them a chance to reintegrate into society.

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