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Women, Children, Justice
Why Probation for Mothers Is a Victory for Justice, Families, and Children
The recent landmark ruling by Justice Rueben Nyakundi of the Kenya High Court, affirming that probation, rather than imprisonment, should be prioritized for mothers with young children, marks a profound and long-overdue shift in Kenya’s justice system. It is a ruling grounded not only in law, but in humanity, and a powerful affirmation of restoration over punishment.
4 Feb 2026
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Prisons are no daycare centres: The plight of inmates raising children behind bars
Nancy Chepkoech is serving a jail term at the Nakuru GK Women Prison alongside her three-year-old son Felix Kipkemoi. When Health & Science paid her a visit, she was busy helping out with school assignments.
12 Jul 2024
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Children of petty offenders pay dearly for sins of their mothers
Emma Atieno was just going about her daily business when she abruptly found herself bundled inside a city askaris van. And before her mind could grasp that she had actually been arrested, she had to comprehend with news that she and her colleagues would spend the night at City Hall cells and arraigned the following day. Her mistake, her quest for working hard to earn a living.
12 Jul 2024
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New regime must seize chance to reform prisons and reduce crime
Azimio la Umoja coalition’s decision to petition last week’s election places another checkpoint on the Kenya Kwanza road towards a hustler nation.
12 Jul 2024
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Our DNA Our Pain Our Power Join Our Movement BTB Connect S.A.F.E. Network Donate New dawn for children of incarcerated mothers with launch of new child care policy
It’s a new dawn for children of incarcerated mothers as the Kenya Prisons Service recently launched the Policy on Care of Children of Incarcerated Mothers. The policy provides a framework for creating a conducive environment for the realization of the best interests of children 0-4 years accompanying their mothers to prison, those left at home or under alternative care and for expectant mothers
12 Jul 2024
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Global Recognition For Kenyan Woman Who Helps Ex-Cons
A Kenyan woman, who served a one-year jail sentence for a crime she allegedly did not commit, has now been shortlisted for an international award. Teresa Njoroge, CEO and Co-Founder of Clean Start, has been shortlisted by the Global Thinkers Forum for the 2018 Award for Excellence as African Female Leader.
12 Jul 2024
Our Pain
Our DNA Our Pain Our Power Join Our Movement BTB Connect S.A.F.E. Network Donate Teresa Njoroge’s interview on Spice FM.
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12 Jul 2024
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Our DNA Our Pain Our Power Join Our Movement BTB Connect S.A.F.E. Network Donate Teresa Njoroge’s interview on Vybez Radio.
Helping women restore their dignity and lives after prison. See Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpqY238qfhk
12 Jul 2024
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Think about women ex-prisoners
In a world where players from all races and social standing are advocating equality, justice and empowerment, it’s imperative that those in positions of influence uplift the voices of the marginalised and overlooked.
12 Jul 2024
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Launch of Clean Start’s Research Report on Access and Administration of Justice for Women who Commit Petty Offences
Do you know from what age we incarcerate children in Kenya? 10? 8? No, conception. The practical reality is that we have children who are born in prison and who, until the age of four, are in prisons with their mothers.
12 Jul 2024
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Teresa Njoroge meets up with civil rights advocate Susan Burton
While in New York earlier this year, Clean Start Founder and CEO Teresa Njoroge met with Clean Start friend and partner Susan Burton.
12 Jul 2024
