Nairobi, Kenya – In a landmark step towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the government has launched a nationwide registration drive for inmates under the Social Health Authority (SHA), ensuring that even those behind bars are not left behind. The initiative was officially launched at Lang’ata Women Prison in Nairobi and will cover all correctional […]
At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country’s police chief said, as widespread post-election riots and violence are roiling the country. Police chief Bernardino Rafael said 33 prisoners died and 15 others were injured during a confrontation with the security forces. The prisoners […]
The US Defense Department said Tuesday that it had released a Kenyan man from its Guantanamo prison, leaving 29 men still held extrajudicially at the American base in Cuba. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu was repatriated to Kenya after it was determined that his detention was “no longer necessary to protect against a continuing significant threat […]
