Kenya to build ”prison for extremists”

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced plans for a new prison for violent extremists. He says the facility will prevent offenders from spreading their extremism. Currently, only death row inmates are kept in separate prison blocks from the rest of the convicts. The country’s correctional facilities have previously been described as inhumane, with some heavily congested. President Kenyatta, who was speaking at the passing out parade of more than 2,000 prison wardens yesterday, says his government has embarked on a programme to address these concerns.