A maximum-security prison is the highest grade of any prison in Kenya, where the level of security and surveillance is of high quality. List Of All Maximum Security Prisons in Kenya. Maximum prisons in Kenya are reserved for the most dangerous criminals such as killers and drug lords. They are of course the worst prisons in Kenya (based on the living conditions and available facilities) so it’s a terrible place to be and you don’t want to land there.
Kenya has a total of 9 maximum-security prisons as listed below.
- Kamiti Maximum Prison – Nairobi
- Nairobi Remand and Allocation Maximum Security Prison
- Kibos Maximum Security Prison – Nyanza
- Naivasha Maximum Security Prison – Rift valley
- Shimo la Tewa Maximum Security Prison – Coast
- Manyani Maximum Security Prison – Coast
- Langata Women Maximum Security Prison – Nairobi
- Nyeri Maximum Security Prison – Central
- Kisumu Maximum Security Prison – Nyanza