A medical organisation has been shocked to find out that inmates at Tambach GK Prison live with lice and bed bugs.
Kenya Pharmaceutical Association officials came face to face with the grim reality of unhygienic cells and prison halls during a visit to the facility at the weekend.
Secretary general Titus Kibet said he was shocked by the conditions in the prison, adding that it was exposing inmates to contagious diseases.
Kibet observed that the facility lacked basic amenities including mosquito nets and clean water.
"This is a ticking time bomb. No inmate will be spared in the likelihood of a disease outbreak," Kibet said.
He decried failure by the state to ensure the facility is disinfected regularly to eliminate the parasites.
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Visitors to the facility are treated to the stench of human sweat and waste; dusty mattresses and blankets infested with different parasites scattered on the floors of the halls is commonplace.
The officials, who donated medicines and disinfectants, said that something has to be done to change the situation of the penitentiary.
Tambach prison boss Benson Moraya said it has been difficult to eradicate the parasites as the high number of inmates admitted to the facility come with them on a daily basis.
"We lack adequate funds to regularly disinfect the facility that houses at least 200 inmates," Moraya said.
"We do not have enough resources to maintain high standards of hygiene in the prison," he said.
Moraya said a chunk of the funds allocated to the facility are used in treatment on the inmates.
"Most of them are admitted to the facility with injuries, while others are admitted with various illnesses," he said, adding that they are doing their best with the limited resources.
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