All inmates, prison officers countrywide are safe, says Government

Commissioner General of Kenya Prisons, Wycliffe Ogalo has assured that all inmates and prison officers across the country are safe.

Ogalo visited Eldoret GK Prison and Kapenguria Prison to assess measures being employed by various prisons to ensure inmates are protected from Coronavirus.

He said the Prisons Service is following and implementing all the protocols put in place by the Ministry of Health to help protect the inmates from the highly fatal virus that is continuing to claim lives globally.

While noting that the prisons and the inmates are part of the wider Kenyan society, Ogalo said the reported cases of Covid-19 were newly convicted cases and are currently kept in isolation centers to protect those who are already serving their sentences.

He said the Prisons Service has put in place modalities to ensure that the inmates are able to communicate with their relatives to assure them that they are safe.