The High Court has ruled that inmates must be credited for time spent in remand custody when their sentences are imposed, a decision that could impact thousands of prisoners nationwide.

• The ruling stems from a petition by Elispher Muthoni, who served nine years in remand before being sentenced to 30 years for murder.
• Justice Roselyne Aburili stated that failing to account for remand time violates the constitutional right to liberty.
• New guidelines require judges and magistrates to explicitly record and credit pre-trial detention periods.