Kamiti Maximum Security Prison

Kamiti Maximum Security Prison
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LocationKahawa West, Kasarani, Nairobi
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum security prison
Opened1955
Managed byKenya Prisons Service

Kamiti Maximum Security Prison is a prison in Nairobi, Kenya. The prison is within Kasarani District, bordering Kiambu County. Originally named "Kamiti Downs", it sits in the middle of its own 490-hectare (1,200-acre) estates which lie fallow and untended.