Chaos Rock Kamiti Prison as Warders, Inmates Clash Over Contraband Items

Inmates at the Kamiti Maximum Prison on Monday refused to take their morning porridge to protest ongoing search for contraband in their cells.

Kamiti prison authorities said the situation is under control after reports emerged that there were confrontations between warders and inmates.

According to reports, the trouble started after some inmates resisted surrender of contraband.

Kamiti is Kenya’s biggest maximum security prison with cameras and hawk-eyed guards who screen people, vehicles and goods entering the correctional facility.

But criminals still sneak contraband into the facility in a racket suspected to involve warders and managers.

In past mop-ups, prison officers seized laptops, internet modems, sim cards and mobile phones— tools that inmates use to swindle unsuspecting members of the public.

Other contraband include cigarettes, hard drugs, knives and daggers curved from iron rods, electric cookers and coils and razor blades.