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President Ruto orders urgent development of Prisons Masterplan

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By Edwin Nyarangi | May 01, 2023

**President William Ruto (left) during the pass-out parade of cadets at Ruiru Prison Staff Training College on April 24, 2023.** [Edward Mabele/PSC, Standard]

President William Ruto has instructed the Cabinet Secretaries for Interior and Public Works to urgently develop a Prisons Masterplan which will be used to identify and develop new prison sites.

President Ruto said that this will solve the problem of overcrowding in our prisons, free up land in urban centres for critical public services and provide more space to accommodate the prison population and training facilities.

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