President William Ruto has pardoned 56 Kenyans and one foreigner who were serving long jail term sentences in various prisons across the country.
In a statement on Monday, April 28, the Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, confirmed that the president granted conditional release to 31 individuals who were serving life sentences and remission and release to 25 individuals. According to Koskei, the foreigner was a citizen of the East African Community (EAC) and was granted a conditional and repatriation release. Additionally, the president also extended amnesty to all petty offenders sentenced to six months or less and offenders serving sentences longer than six months, whose remaining terms are six months or less.
Prisoners Engagaging in Work in prison in Kwale County in January 2019.
NMG "IT IS notified that His Excellency the President, in accordance with the recommendations of the Power of Mercy Advisory Committee (POMAC), has exercised the prerogative of power of mercy conferred upon the Head of State and Government under Article 133 of the Constitution," the statement read "IN EXERCISING this presidential authority that breathes life into the principles of rehabilitation and restorative justice, His Excellency the President has extended the hand of clemency to fifty-six Kenyan citizens and one foreign national, all of whom were serving long jail-term sentences in various prisons in our country," it added. More to follow
