The Minister of Interior-designate, Mohammed Muntanka Mubarak, has expressed concerns about the poor conditions of the country's prisons, particularly the low feeding allowances for inmates.
Speaking during his vetting in Parliament on Friday, January 24, 2025, he stressed the need to improve conditions in the prisons by learning from international models.
He pointed to Kenya as an example, where inmates contribute to the economy through factory work within the prisons. "When you go to Kenya, every number plate that you see on a car is coming from the inmates because they give opportunity for industry to build these factories within the prison.
It serves as a multi-purpose training of inmates which gives them skills and income.
