Money should not be an excuse from the Correctional Service says Justice Panuel Mogish when ordering the repatriation of eight psychiatric detainees from Bomana jail.
In what will be a first of its kind in the country, Justice Mogish ordered the repatriation of these forgotten people.
He told the officials from the Correctional Service including the finance director that the repatriation exercise must go ahead before November 30 this year.
“An issue of money is not an excuse, we just need to find the money and send them back,” the judge said.
He warned them that Correctional Service Commissioner Michael Waipo will be held in contempt of court if one of the detainees listed for repatriation is not taken home.
“We are talking about people’s rights; people are entitled to be tried according to the rule of law.’’
He said four years in custody for one who was discharged earlier is a clear breach of human rights.
Mogish said so much attention is being concentrated on able bodied detainees that they “turn a blind eye on these people”