| dc.description.abstract | The motivation for doing the study stems from my interaction with incarcerated women with
young children either born in prison or who accompanied their mothers into prison as the only
suitable care giver. These children are denied several rights and privilege that children are
normally entitled to.
The main aim of the study is therefore to analyse the rights of the children accompanying their
incarcerated mothers in our Kenyan prisons.
To accomplish this goal, this study is divided into four Chapters. Chapter one is a broad
overview and layout of the research. It looks at the statement of the research problem, theoretical
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framework within which the research isid~~ed out and the research justification. It also covers
the objective of the research, research questions, hypotheses, the methodology applied as well as
the literature review.
Chapter 2 examines and provides an in depth understanding of international conventions and ~ .
protocols touching on the rights of the children accompanying their incarcerated mothers in
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Chapter three undertakes a comprehensive coverage of the Kenyan situation on law, policy, and
practices on the matters of the children accompanying the incarcerated mothers. The Chapter
provides a birds' eye view of the law and exposes the reality on which the children in prison live
in, hence making it easy to appreciate the need for the necessary measures to be taken and to
recommend realistic changes. TGthis effect, an analysis of the provisions in the relevant acts will
be undertaken, followed immediately thereafter with the findings from an institution entrusted
with the implementation of the laws laid down in the Ak:t.
Chapter four brings out the conclusion drawn from the study as well as the recommendations
. made in pursuit of efficient and effective rights of the children accompanying their incarcerated
mothers in Kenyan prisons. | en |
