The executive order establishes the Kenya Prisons Enterprise Corporation – a State body mandated to expand the scope of the prisons work programs.
The ultimately goal is turn the correctional institutions into a reformative and financially self-sustaining entity.
The new corporation will also contribute to the realisation of President Kenyatta’s Big 4 Agenda, particularly food security, affordable housing, and manufacturing.
In this regard, it will be mandated to organise and manage the assets of the Prisons Department, including 86 prison farms covering 18,225.9 acres of land.
The production and sale processes under the current Prisons Department’s enterprise directorate are managed by the Kenya Prison Farms Fund and the Kenya Prison Enterprise Fund.
Following the enactment of the Order, the two funds will be merged to ensure the new Corporation operates under a typical business model purposely to spur economic growth in the Prisons Department.
The enactment of this Order will be followed by the appointment of the Corporation Board of Management and the recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer and the Secretariat
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday signed the Kenya Prisons Enterprise Corporation Order, 2018, setting the stage for penitentiaries to unlock their revenue potential.
