Kieni MP Kanini Kega was on Wednesday denied permission to share a meal of nyama choma and biscuits with three former Nyeri county executives at King’ong’o Prison.
The lawmaker had carried the food to share with the three inmates when he visited them but was stopped by the reform facility administration.
“The officers in charge of the prison told me that they provide adequate and balanced food to the inmates. There was no need for the gift hamper of nyama choma,” he told Nairobi news.
He was however granted permission to see the three who he termed as his personal friends.
“I came to encourage them and see how they are coping. They are doing well,” he said.
The three, John Maina (Lands and Infrastructure), Martin Wamwea (Finance), and Chief of Staff Simon Wachira were jailed on Monday after they were found guilty of irregularly tendering Sh10 million that led to the loss of Sh3.75 million. They are required to pay Sh24 million failure to which they will spend three years each in jail.
Senior Prison Officer Patrick Arandu said that the inmates had suffered shock but were adapting well to the new environment and insisted they were not receiving special treatment.
“They are being treated like any other inmate in our custody. They are are together with other inmates serving a short-term sentence,” he noted.