Probation, not prison for mothers with children, High Court orders

Justice Reuben Nyakundi. [File, Standard]

The High Court has overturned custodial sentences handed to three women with children, substituting them with probation after finding it unfair for minors to serve time with their mothers despite their innocence.

In separate landmark rulings that now reshape how courts handle mothers with children, Justice Reuben Nyakundi directed that Caren Jeptoo, Jane Kanda, and Sharon Jemeli be released from prison and instead report to the probation office for the remainder of their sentences.