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The Big House
The Big House
Yes, I ended up inside this formidable prison of about 4,000 inmates. Prison was opened in 1911 and remains in appearance scary, formidable and very serious. I was driven through the main gate and found myself in the office of the Quartermaster (Kenyan Prisons Headquarters). A busload of inmates arrived about the same time and we had to wait as they dismounted in handcuffed pairs. It was the transport bus to the courts.
Inmates were seen working to load trucks and supplies for the kitchen. The kitchen stoves are wood fired.
The Quartermaster is a very bright capable woman, trained as a guard, who runs all the logistics of all the prisons in Kenya. She had invited me to her office at the night before. In her office in uniform (pictured below), one meets the same lovely, humorous, joy filled and optimistic woman I had met at MCF last year and helped me laugh until midnight last night.
The view from my quarters in Juja
The view from my quarters in Juja
This was the view outside the guest house overlooking this very green cultivated field. It is beautiful, and fertile. No wonder Kenya continues to hold the potential for numerous successful agriculture of all kinds.
Lizzie at work
Lizzie at work
With a staff of around 25 people this is the office that does all the logistical support to Kenya's prisons. She briefed me about the operations, uniforms, nutrition, supplies, automation, and so many other aspects of the complex system of running an effective and humane of incarceration.
Lizzie, herself is very efficient, and has a great heart, deep faith, incorrigible sense of humour, and a passion for the wellbeing of around 40,000 inmates.
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