- The population of convicted juvenile prisoners (under 18 years) and adult prisoners (18 years and above) increased from 406 and 65,057 respectively.
- A total of 403,182 new cases were led in the courts while 381,877 cases were disposed
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The total number of persons committed to prison increased from 160,121 in 2021 to 169,579 in 2022 out of whom, 60.8 per cent were un-convicted prisoners.
This is despite efforts to address the population of prisons in general by using other alternative means to solve disputes.
The Economic Survey -2023 says about two-thirds of the convicted prisoners were individuals serving sentences between one month and two years.
The population of convicted juvenile prisoners (under 18 years) and adult prisoners (18 years and above) increased from 406 and 65,057 respectively, in 2021 to 927 and 65,493 respectively, in 2022.
Nearly one in four prisoners was charged with liquor offences.
The total population of offenders serving probation sentences, community services, and aftercare declined from 8,202, 25,633, and 54 respectively, in 2021 to 8,104, 10,702 and 37 respectively in 2022.
The total number of police officers, prison officers and probation officers increased from 101,421, 28,039 and 1,271 respectively in 2021, to 109,857, 31,384 and 1,289 respectively, in 2022.
In the war on corruption, the value of assets traced by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission in 2021/22 more than doubled from Sh5.1 billion in 2020/21 to Sh11.2 billion in 2021/22.
However, the value of recovered assets declined to Sh0.9 billion in 2021/22 from Sh16.0 billion recovered in 2020/21.
A total of 403,182 new cases were led in the courts while 381,877 cases were disposed off and 664,164 cases were pending in 2022.
The number of judicial officers increased by 8.7 per cent to 771 in 2022, while that of practicing lawyers increased by 12.7 per cent to 13,906 during the same period.
There was near parity in the number of male (382) and female (389) judicial officers in 2022.
Immigration
The Immigration Department issued 426,137 passports and 7,963 work permits in 2022.
The department registered 23,180 foreign nationals in 2022 compared to 24,713 registered in 2021.
The State Department for Refugee Services registered 573,508 refugees and asylum seekers by 2022, with Dadaab Camp accounting for the highest proportion of refugees and asylum seekers at 40.7 per cent.
Children accounted for the bulk of the population in the refugee camps at 51.9 per cent at the end of 2022.
Similarly, the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) registered 602,133 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as of June 2022 compared to 552,019 PWDs as of June 2021.
Persons with physical disabilities accounted for 56.1 per cent of those registered.
Children
The number of child protection cases reported to the Department of Children's Services declined by 13.1 per cent to 166,957 in 2022.
Cases of children referred to other agencies and those picked up through diversion and counseling decreased by 15.4 per cent and 20.2 per cent, respectively.
Moreover, there was an increase in the interventions taken through legal processes, from 2,081 in 2021 to 3,709 in 2022.