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Ex-convicts train children artisan skills to help curb crime

Some children going about their business at Chris Half Way Home in Karatina, Nyeri County (Photo: Kibata Kihu/Standard)

As you enter Chris Halfway Home in Karatina, Nyeri County, a bold writing on the wall that reads, “Creating a crime free society” welcomes you.

At the facility, Christopher Mwangi, a former convict, trains 40 children, between ages six and 17, artisan courses he learnt in prison to prevent them from falling into crime.

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