Dejected and rejected: Straight from prison but family doesn’t want you around

Nakuru Judge Joel Ngugi (in black suit) hands over tissues to Knight Makungo (second right) who is with In Charge Women's Prison RoseMary Njenga (Right) during a prison visit by Nakuru Court Users Committee on September 24, 2021 at Nakuru Gk Prisons. [Daniel Chege, Standard]

Nine years ago, Knight Makungo, 32, was jailed for 20 years for defilement. Makungo knew her life had come to an end when she was locked up at Nakuru Women’s Prisons on July 2, 2013, for defiling a 13-year-old boy. The decision left her family devastated and stigmatised.

Speaking to The Standard when Court Users Committee visited Nakuru Prisons on Friday, Makungo said her children paid the price for her crime.