The Ministry of Interior, through the Kenya Prisons Service has suspended all visits to prison lines, Borstal institutions, and youth corrective training centers across the country for the next 30 days.
“Therefore, no visitors will be allowed at our 107 correctional facilities as a precautionary measure to minimize face-to-face contact and interaction with the civilian population.” read the statement.
To ensure an uninterrupted supply of soaps, detergents, and sanitizers, the Athi River GK Prison has scaled up the production of these items to meet the increasing demand within the prison industry.
In the meantime, the prisons’ health facilities will be closed to and will solely serve the prison population.
Kenya’s prison population stands at approximately 54,000 inmates and pre-trial remandees. It was marked as a potential area for widespread infection of coronavirus due to the high population.
