Kenya should consider establishing safe houses for pardoned convicts who are rejected by the society, an advisory committee in the Office of the President has said. The Power of Mercy Advisory Committee at the weekend said many convicts in Coast prisons expressed fears about their lives if released. The committee last week visited the King’orani, Malindi, Kilifi, Manyani, Voi and Kwale prisons where they engaged convicts about the Power of Mercy which is usually exercised by the President. “We felt probably we will have to recommend some intervention through policy that will see safe houses...
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