Inmates at the Kodiaga Maximum Prison are seeking justice over missing court files, some of which have not been seen for a decade.
A senior judicial staff from Ombudsman office who visited the prison revealed.
According to Daily Active, some of the inmates narrated that only those who manage to bribe court officials get their files.
A case scenario is that of Chrispine Otieno, who was jailed in 2003 for robbery with violence. He stated that he was still waiting for his appeal to be heard, 17 years later.
“I was told that my file is missing,” narrated Otieno.
Another case is that of Azir Johns who was also convicted for robbery with violence in 2009.
“I sent an appeal to the appellate court in Kisumu but the fate of that appeal remains unknown because the file is allegedly missing,” he cited.
Johns also stated the person he was convicted with was released in 2016.
“Files cannot just get lost if someone does not tamper with them,” cited Simon Gitui, an inmate.
Mary Njoki, an administrative officer who was also at Kodiaga promised to address the complaints.
“We will follow up on the cases and ensure they are resolved,” she stated.