The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has successfully secured the conviction of officers involved in the 2021 escape of terrorist inmates from Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. The court found that the escape was a carefully planned event, where prison officers neglected their duties and directly or indirectly aided the prisoners.

• Kahawa Law Court's Senior Principal Magistrate Boaz Ombewa determined the escape was deliberate facilitation.
• Officers allowed the movement of an inmate for a meeting in Condemned Block ‘A,’ Cell No. 6, enabling coordination.
• The actions violated the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2012, with sentencing scheduled for January 20, 2026.
• Fourteen witnesses testified for the prosecution.
• The escaped inmates were recaptured four days later in Kitui County.
• Contributing factors included corruption due to low pay, inadequate anti-terrorism training, and poor working conditions.
• Aiding escape carries up to seven years under the Penal Code, and up to 20 years for abetting terrorism under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.