Kenyan female inmates demand sexual intimacy law in prison

MALINDI-(MaraviPost)-Female inmates of Mtangani GK Prison in Malindi, Kilifi County of Kenya are begging the Kenyan government to institute new laws that will allow them to enjoy sexual intimacy with their visiting spouses. 

One of the inmates, Sofia Swaleh who is serving a life sentence said the time allocated to their visiting spouses and relatives is brief and does not allow for sexual intimacy. 

It was further gathered that the quest to have conjugal visits introduced in the country’s lawful detention centers struck a dead-end in 2014, when the Government ruled out the possibility of entertaining the suggestion on grounds of not being ready for it. 

Kenyan government is yet to respond on the request.

With what all the female prisoners in Kenya have concluded, what is your opinions about it.

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.