Petty offenders to be pardoned to ease prison congestion

The State Department for Correctional Services is working closely with the judiciary to decongest the prisons by releasing inmates with minor offences. Speaking during a tree planting exercise at Kitui main and women's prison, Correctional Services Principal Secretary Salome Beacco said the government has put measures in place to ensure the decongestion in the prisons becomes a thing of the past. Connect with KBC Online; Subscribe to our channel: https://t.ly/86BKNc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.om/KBCChannel1 Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kbcchannel1TV Check our website: https://www.kbc.co.ke/ #kbcchannel1 #news #kbclive