By Elizabeth Angira
Worth Noting:
- The Officer said Kebaso, 22, is serving a 20-year jail term over defilement, adding, he will be taken to a Prison with a secondary school to learn while serving the sentence.
- Rapando said that Kebaso never had a chance to go to school, adding he got a chance to register for the examinations at the Prison and proved that he has a potential to learn and pass the examination.
- Vincent Osebe, another inmate scored 321, Vincent Onyancha, 320, Boaz Nyanoti, 318, Hesborn Morang’a, 308, Patrick Okioma, 297, Vincent Mokaya, 287 and David Arasa respectively.
Inmates have been urged to register for national examinations to enable them to exploit their potential, shun crimes and improve their lives.
Officer in charge, Kisii Prisons, Oliver Rapando said the Department has a rehabilitation program to aid inmates continue with formal education at the Correctional Facilities.
He said 5 out of 15 candidates who sat the examination scored more than 300 marks, 8, between 200 and 297, while others scored between 150 and 199.
Evans Kebaso Mwari scored 363 marks out of the possible 500 and was the best candidate in that facility.
Rapando said that the inmate wants to join a secondary school and wants to be a medical Doctor.
The Officer said Kebaso, 22, is serving a 20-year jail term over defilement, adding, he will be taken to a Prison with a secondary school to learn while serving the sentence.
Rapando said that Kebaso never had a chance to go to school, adding he got a chance to register for the examinations at the Prison and proved that he has a potential to learn and pass the examination.
Vincent Osebe, another inmate scored 321, Vincent Onyancha, 320, Boaz Nyanoti, 318, Hesborn Morang’a, 308, Patrick Okioma, 297, Vincent Mokaya, 287 and David Arasa respectively.
The officer said inmates who served the better part of their sentence were released after proving that they had reformed to go home to complete their education at local schools.
“The inmates managed to do well despite challenges they faced. We are impressed with their performance” Rapando said.
According to him, prisons officials were committed to ensuring that the inmates had nothing to lose, academically, despite their incarceration
He said once the inmates are educated, they will not embrace crimes, stressing they would use their education and skills to work to earn a living and be responsible and accountable citizens.
The officer said imprisonment was never an excuse not to improve and develop oneself, adding that they could be whoever they wanted to be.
Elizabeth Angira is a trailblazing climate journalist whose work bridges science, policy, and human impact. As Senior Climate Reporter at The Mount Kenya Times, she leads in-depth coverage on climate resilience, energy innovation, and sustainability across East Africa and beyond. Her storytelling has earned international acclaim, including a third-place win for “The Best Energy Story in Foreign Media” by the Global Energy Association in Moscow.
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