Kenya: Kibaki Pardons 6,700 Prisoners

21 December 2012

Nairobi — President Mwai Kibaki on Friday pardoned 6,700 prisoners to ease congestion in Kenya's penal institutions.

A statement from State House in Nairobi said that the president was acting on a recommendation to release selected inmates of various categories.

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