Kenya

Capital city — Nairobi

Country population
47,400,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
114
i
2016
/ ICPR
Type of government
Republic with presidential regime
Human Development Index
0.555
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Interior and National Gover…
Total number of prisoners
53,841
i
2016
/ ICPR
Prison density
202 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
108
i
2016
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
7 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
40.7 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No, but abolitionist in practice
no execution sinc…

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Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

114

i

2016

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

53,841

i

2016

/ ICPR

Prison density

202 %

i

2016

/ ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Interior and National Government Coordination

Total number of prison facilities

108

i

2016