Two inmates serving life imprisonment will be among the 39 candidates sitting this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) at the three Kericho GK prisons.
In an interview with KNA, Officer-In-Charge of the prison, Assistant Commissioner of Prisons (ACP), Wilfred Kati, said prisoners are encouraged to go back to school upon conviction.
He exuded confidence that the inmates would perform well, adding that the Prisons Department had continued to support the education program fully.
“A total of 39 prisoners from Kericho GK prisons will be sitting for the 2022 KCPE. Twenty prisoners are from Kericho GK Prison, thirteen are from Kericho GK Medium Prison and six are from Kericho GK Women Prison. I am positive they will perform well since their trained teachers have adequately prepared them for the national examinations,” he said.
According to Kati, education is an important tool for the rehabilitation of prisoners since it provided an avenue for a prisoner’s transformation, to become better persons in their communities.
The Kericho Prisons boss revealed that those who excel in the national examination will be transferred to prisons equipped to cater for inmates pursuing secondary school education, where they will have the opportunity to continue with their learning.
