Ruto promises 28,000 affordable houses to prison officers as they get pay rise in final review
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President William Ruto awards recruit Constable Rose Akinyi for the best female trainee in shot during for the 46th passing-out parade of the Kenya Prisons Service Recruits at Prisons Staff Training College in Ruiru on February 26, 2026.
President Ruto directed that 28,000 affordable houses be built for prisons and probation officers.
Salary increments undertaken in three phases following the recommendations of task force to look into officers’ welfare.
The president further announced the official handover of the Wanini Kireri Magereza Level IV Hospital located at the Prisons Staff Training College in Ruiru.
President William Ruto has announced the third phase of salary increases for Kenya Prisons Service officers and unveiled a plan to construct 28,000 houses for them and probation officers.
The president said the salary increment will take effect on July 1, 2026, marking the final phase of the review implemented in line with the recommendations of the task force on police and prison reforms.
