John Mwariri

Inmates at Kamiti Maximum Prison in Kenya wait to vote.

In Kenya this month, prisoners voted for president for the first time ever

Justice

On Aug. 8, all across Kenya, people spent hours in long, chaotic lines waiting to cast their votes in the election. At the polling station inside Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, the scene was a bit different.

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