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Prisons lose 4,500 acres to grabbers
Main entrance to Shimo La Tewa Prisons in Shanzu. About 4,579.54 acres belonging to prisons have been grabbed, Lands Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi told senators on April 13, 2016. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The biggest loser is the Kitale Main prison whose 2,717 acres have been sold, the minister told a special Senate committee looking into the state of prisons around the country.
- Only at the Eldoret prison had the government managed to retain possession of the land by preventing encroachers from occupying it, said Prof Kaimenyi.
About 4,579.54 acres belonging to prisons have been grabbed, Lands Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi told senators on Wednesday.
The biggest loser is the Kitale Main prison whose 2,717 acres have been sold, the minister told a special Senate committee looking into the state of prisons around the country.
