The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for parties involved in non-felony cases to seek Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in a bid to decongest prisons in the country.
Speaking at the Rumuruti medium prison, during the marking of the legal awareness week, Noreen Wewa an Advocate at the KNCHR Nyandarua and Laikipia chapter said that most cases could be resolved without some people going to jail if only ADR would be embraced early enough.
The majority of the inmates in the facility, which is yet to establish the women's wing, are of pastoral offenses and land dispute offenses. She added that KNCHR believes that informed citizens are essential for the protection and advancement of human rights. One inmate lamented how a motorbike lending company short-changed him during the signing of the purchase contract and he got jailed after he failed to repay the agreed amount.
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