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Kenya is situated in the eastern part of the African continent between 5° North and 5° South latitude and between 24° and 31° East longitude. It borders Tanzania to the South, Uganda to the West, Ethiopia and Sudan to the North, Somalia to the Northeast and the Indian Ocean to the Southeast.
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Mathai, M., Ndetai, D.M. (2013). Overcrowded Prisons and Low Psychiatric Provision: The Situation of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Kenya. In: Konrad, N., Völlm, B., Weisstub, D. (eds) Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0086-4_14
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