A week after the escape attempt at Makala prison, many blame dire prison conditions for making a bad situation worse.

Malcolm Webb, a Senior Correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya, has reported from around Africa since 2007. He has covered conflicts in Mali, DR Congo, ... and Libya, elections all around the continent, and exposed multiple human rights abuses. He is Vice Chair of the International Press Association of East Africa, a founder of the Foreign Correspondents Association of Uganda and of the Uganda Press Photo Award.
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