Saboti MP Caleb Amisi donates food items to inmates in Kitale during Christmas 2025 [CALEB AMISI/X]Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi spent Christmas Day with inmates at Kitale prisons, using the occasion to call for reforms that would see prisoners trained behind bars directly absorbed into productive sectors upon release.
Amisi visited Kitale Annex Prison, Kitale Women’s Prison and the main Kitale Prison on December 25, 2025, where he shared meals and donated food items including packets of flour, bread and sodas.
The legislator said the visit was meant to restore dignity and hope to inmates during the festive season, while drawing attention to the need for a more rehabilitative justice system.
“Today I spent my Christmas with inmates at Kitale annex, women prisons and main prisons where I shared the little I have been blessed with and celebrated with them. We danced together, prayed together, sung together, ate together and wished each other Merry Christmas and a happy new 2026,” Amisi posted after the visit.
“Kenya needs a renaissance!”
Beyond the celebrations, the MP used the platform to push for policy changes, arguing that technical and vocational training offered in prisons would be meaningless if inmates are released back into society without clear employment pathways.
“The government must not just accord prisoners technical training opportunities but also ensure after serving their term they are directly absorbed in production sectors to help in building the nation,” Amisi said.
“If we are training our youths in prison, we must get them out and they go work.”
He added that it should be the responsibility of the state to ensure former inmates are reintegrated into the economy immediately after release, warning that failure to do so undermines rehabilitation efforts and risks fuelling repeat offending.
“Once they leave prison, the government should get them to work directly because they will help build the country,” the legislator said.
Kenya Prisons Service has in recent years expanded vocational training programmes for inmates, including carpentry, tailoring, masonry, agriculture and industrial skills, aimed at easing reintegration upon release.
Amisi said a structured transition from prison training to national development projects would not only reduce recidivism but also address unemployment, particularly among the youth.
The Christmas visit was received warmly by inmates, with scenes of singing, prayer and dancing marking a rare moment of festivity inside the correctional facilities.
Amisi said such engagements are important in reminding prisoners that they remain part of society and have a role to play in the country’s future.
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