FEMALE PRISONERS BEGS GOVERNMENT FOR SEXUAL INTIMACY
FEMALE PRISONERS BEGS GOVERNMENT FOR SEXUAL INTIMACY IN KENYA
Some inmates of Mtangani GK Prison in Malindi, Kilifi County of Kenya have pleaded with the Kenya government to institute new laws that will give them time to enjoy sexual intimacy with their visiting spouses.
Speaking on behalf of other inmates, Sofia Swaleh who is serving a life sentence said the time given to their visiting spouses and relatives is short and does not provide time for them to enjoy sexual intimacy.
She said;
“The Government, through the leadership of Kenyan prisons, should introduce a law that allows women serving lengthy jail terms enjoy sexual intimacy with their visiting husbands.”
Mtangani GK Prison senior administrator, Purity Nkatha Muthaura who also spoke to K24 Digital, said the request made by the female inmates won’t be possible or even the male inmates doesn’t enjoy conjugal rights unless a new law that allows for conjugal visits is passed by the Parliament.
It was further gathered that the quest to have conjugal visits introduced in the country’s lawful detention centres 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.