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    "content": "to a high rate of recidivism and the inability of former inmates to reintegrate into society; APPRECIATING the urgent need to align the Prisons Act and Borstal Institutions Act with the Constitution of Kenya and the international instruments on the rights of detained persons; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate resolves to establish a Select Committee to undertake an inquiry into the policy and legislation pertaining to the treatment of detained persons as well as the state of correctional institutions in Kenya, including prisons and Borstal institutions, and to submit a Report to the Senate within three months, with recommendations on such policy and legislative interventions as may be necessary to align the existing legislation on correctional services with the Constitution of Kenya and in compliance with international standards on the rights of detained persons and such other recommendations as may be necessary; AND FURTHER, that the Members of the Select Committee are- 1. Sen. Fatuma Dullo 2. Sen. (Dr.) Zipporah Kittony 3. Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale 4. Sen. (Prof.) John Lonyangapuo 5. Sen. Stewart Madzayo 6. Sen. Liza Chelule 7. Sen. Judith Sijeny 8. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr. 9. Sen. Stephen Sang’ 10. Sen. Joy Gwendo 11. Sen. Moses Kajwang’ Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to move the Motion with the following points. As I said earlier, this Motion is long overdue because the Constitution guarantees the inmates and the prisoners the right to be treated fairly. I used to work with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). I realized that the problems that affect the prisons department or correctional service is because they operate in a colonial legal set up, heavy on punishment and light on rehabilitation. Sometimes if a person is arrested with a minor offence, for example, hawking, that person is jailed for months or years instead of being put under community service order. This raises a heavy burden on the Government because this particular prisoner will consume a lot of taxpayers’ money. Financial allocation to these institutions is always inadequate and delayed, occasioning debt. In the prisons department, today, they have pending bills that run into billions. In this circumstance, it is difficult for the institution to run the heavy burden they have in terms of the welfare of the inmates. They also lack authorization to directly use cash generated from farms and industry, instead it is taken to the exchequer fund. The prisons firms and industries generate a lot of revenue. Unfortunately, it does not directly benefit from this particular The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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