Coronavirus: Kenya Prisons suspends visits
Kamiti Maximum Prison in Nairobi. Prisoners have been given sanitisers to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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- PS Hussein said the order applies to visits to prison lines, Borstal institutions and youth corrective training centres across the country.
The Kenya Prisons Service has suspended all visits for 30 days to curtail the coronavirus outbreak.
State Department for Correctional Services Principal Secretary Zeinab Hussein said the government is putting in place adequate measures to complement efforts to fight the pandemic.
She said the order applies to visits to prison lines, Borstal institutions and youth corrective training centres across the country. The injunction has also been extended to the prison staff.
Ms Hussein said the step will minimise face-to-face contact with civilians.
"The Kenya Prisons Service has put in place adequate contingent measures and is fully prepared to protect those in custody, whose population currently stands at approximately 54,000 inmates and pre-trial remandees," the statement said.
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