Kenya: Where inmates wait in pain as Judiciary drags its feet
07.03.2006
For as long as a decade, some suspects at Meru Prison have waited for justice. With their cases far from being finalised, they are not sure whether their tribulations will ever end and fear they may not leave the prison alive. Prisoners live in appalling conditions due to congestion. This is as a result of a lethargic court system, inefficiency by the police and a slow pace of prison reforms.