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Originally published by Nation Newstop
June 11, 2026
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How budget cuts are worsening jail conditions
Both inmates and prison staff live in deplorable conditions...
✨ Key Highlights
National Treasury budget cuts are severely undermining prison reforms in Kenya, leading to deteriorating conditions within correctional facilities.
- Principal Secretary Dr. Salome Beacco directly blamed the National Treasury's budget rationalisation for overcrowding, poor food, and collapsing infrastructure.
- An audit report for the 2024/25 fiscal period highlighted a sorry state, diminishing the transformative reforms initiated by former Vice President Moody Awori.
- Despite a Sh1 billion allocation for improvements, it was reduced by Sh300 million, hindering reform implementation.
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