Kenya

Capital city — Nairobi

Country population
54,027,487
i
2022
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.601
(146/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
4.89
i
2022
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Interior and Coordination o…
Total number of incarcerated people
60,000
estimate
i
12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
103
estimate
i
12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
176.5 %
estimated percent…
i
12/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
134
i
21/03/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
5.1 %
i
21/03/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
0.6 %
i
21/03/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
41 %
i
05/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
no
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