| Updated Mon, May 8th 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3Prisons Deputy commissioner David macharia(left) gives promotion badges to Nicholas Maswai who was promoted to the rank of Senior Assistant commissioner of Prisons at Manyani maximum security prison. (Photo: Beverlyne Musili/Standard)Three inmates serving life sentences at the Manyani Maximum Security Prison have sued the State for alleged torture at the penal institution. According to a petition filed by the prisoners, Interior Security Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho, Attorney-General Githu Muigai and Commissioner General for Prisons Isaya Osugo are listed as the respondents. Documents show the petition was filed on behalf of more than 800 inmates at the facility who needed protection against harassment by the authorities. “The respondents should be summoned by the court to state if the conditions at the Manyani are the acceptable norm for all the prisons,” he argued.

Source: Standard Digital May 07, 2017 18:45 UTC