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Kenya Police Reservists on November 19, 2021 at the scene where three terror convicts who escaped from Kamiti Maximum Security Prison were arrested.

| Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

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Jailbreaks: How Kenya inmates buy their freedom

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By  Amina Wako  &  Mary Wambui

What you need to know:

  • There are fears that the recent escape of three terrorism convicts from Kamiti Maximum Security Prison was aided by guards. 
  • After their escape, several warders were arrested as initial investigations suggested laxity and incompetence on their side.

It took *Emmanuel about two months of observing the prison warders’ routine to come up with an escape plan.

He could no longer stand the “bad food, inhumane living conditions and routine mistreatment” after serving half of his one-year sentence. 

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