President Uhuru Kenyatta
told Kenyans during the Mashujaa Day celebrations - a holiday to commemorate
those who took part in the country's liberation struggle - that petty offenders
such as chicken thieves would be released:
Almost 7,000 prisoners have
been released from Kenyan prisons in order to create space for "more
serious offenders", local media reports.
There is now space to bring
in more people with serious offences like corruption... The space is there and
there is enough beans for them to eat in there."
Mr Kenyatta admitted that
corruption remained a fundamental issue affecting Kenya, instructing the new
chief justice to be vigilant in fighting corruption cases.
Earlier this week, the
president criticised various government agencies for hampering the fight
against corruption.
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