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Prison boss dismisses Makenzi's food poison claims

Controversial preacher Paul Makenzi at the Shanzu Law Courts.[FILE/Standard]

The officer in charge of Shimo la Tewa Maximum Prison has dismissed claims of a food and water poisoning attempt on the controversial preacher Paul Makenzi.

Testifying before the Tononoka Children’s Court, Abdi Adan said the bottled water Makenzi alleged was laced with poison had been illegally sneaked into the prison, adding that the facility does not supply bottled water.

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