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Prison farms vegetables to free community from famine

Prison workers at the 25-acre farm at Embu Prison sukuma wiki, cabbage, spinach, managu (African nightshade), onions and capsicum growing. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard]

Save for the hawk-eyed, armed officer who scrutinises every person entering or leaving the maximum security facility, you would be forgiven if you didn’t notice you have arrived at Embu Prison.

There are no inmates in sight. Instead, a unique distraction stands on the left as you walk towards the main building; the prison farm.

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