Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka lays the foundation stone for the Kamiti Girls Borstal Institution during a tour of Kamiti Prison. PHOTO / VPPS
By VPPS
Posted Wednesday, March 27 2013 at 00:30
Posted Wednesday, March 27 2013 at 00:30
Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka on Tuesday said the Grand Coalition Government would continue serving Kenyans until the transition is complete.
Unveiling a girls’ correctional facility at Kamiti Maximum Prison, Mr Musyoka, who presided over the function as Home Affairs minister, said last week’s military farewell function for President Kibaki did not mean that he is no longer the Head of State.
He said President Kibaki would continue to lead the nation until he hands over power to a new Head of State. “Kenyans should not read too much into the recent military farewell to mean he is not the Head of State,” he said.
The VP urged county governments to make use of the technical expertise of prison industries to equip and furnish their offices and facilities instead of hiring more expensive private firms.
He said the department could supply equipment and construct buildings and that the new MPs will take their oath of office in chambers refurbished by the Prisons industries.
Praising the department for manufacturing seats for the refurbished House of Assembly, Mr Musyoka said it would soon be exporting its products in the region.
Mr Musyoka said the Girls Borstal Institution, the first in the country, will rehabilitate girls who break the law, adding that United Nations conventions advocate that such children be separated from adults.
He urged parents to be role models so that their children become law-abiding citizens.
He cited the case of a 13-year-old boy who killed his father in Naivasha after a disagreement over loud music, saying, this could have been averted.
Mr Musyoka asked the Commissioner-General of Prisons to ensure girl and boy prisoners are separated.
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