This archive report was first published on 17 November 2021.
Published on November 17, 2021, Kenya's Prisons Commissioner-General Wycliffe Ogallo has been fired following the escape of three terror convicts from Kamiti Maximum Prison.
Ogallo has been replaced by Brigadier (Rtd) John Kibaso Warioba in changes announced by State House, two days after the shocking jailbreak that sent panic across the country.
State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena said the appointment followed a briefing to the Head of State from the Ministry responsible for Correctional Services regarding the security breaches at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
The three escaped convicts, Mohamed Ali Abikar, Joseph Juma Odhiambo, and Musharaf Abdalla Akhulunga, were charged and convicted of terrorism-related offenses.
Abikar was serving a 41-year sentence for his involvement in an attack that left 148 people dead.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi said seven wardens at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison had been arrested in connection with the jailbreak.
Matiangi also announced that exit points along the country's border had been placed on high alert with fears the trio could try to slip out of Kenya undetected.
“We are going to conduct a massive manhunt for these three. They are dangerous criminals and we have to get them. And we are going to get them,” Matiangi said.
