33 children held in prison with their mothers

The children are serving sentences of between three and six months alongside their mothers, who were convicted mainly of dealing in illicit brew and other minor offences...

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Thirty-three children, some as young as one month old, are currently incarcerated with their mothers at Eldoret GK Women’s Prison in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. These children, some up to three years old, are with mothers convicted mainly of illicit brew offenses, highlighting critical children's rights concerns.

33 children are held among 230 inmates at Eldoret GK Women’s Prison.
Justice Reuben Nyakundi expressed deep concern, noting that poverty drives many women into illicit brewing.
Kenya Prison Service statistics indicate over 300 children under four currently live with incarcerated mothers nationwide.

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