Almost 7,000 prisoners have been released from Kenyan prisons in order to create space for “more serious offenders”, local media reports.
President Uhuru Kenyatta told Kenyans during the Mashujaa Day celebrations – a holiday to commemorate those who took part in the country’s liberation struggle – that petty offenders such as chicken thieves would be released:
“There is now space to bring in more people with serious offences like corruption… The space is there and there is enough beans for them to eat in there.”
Mr Kenyatta admitted that corruption remained a fundamental issue affecting Kenya, instructing the new chief justice to be vigilant in fighting corruption cases.
Earlier this week, the president criticized various government agencies for hampering the fight against corruption.
There are people with more serious cases than stealing or other petty crimes. Kudos to Kenyan government for their mindset
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