12/08/2026
Non-governmental organisations in Mwanza have backed calls for financial assistance to be provided to prisoners upon their release, particularly to help them meet transport costs to return to their respective homes.
Martin Kadaona, Chairperson of the district’s NGO coordination body, says providing such assistance could help former inmates reintegrate into their communities. He believes the lack of transport money may force some released prisoners to engage in unlawful activities as they try to raise money for their journey home.
Kadaona has also warned that some former inmates may end up moving around the district without a clear destination, a situation he says could expose them to criminal activities.
He has therefore appealed to NGOs, faith-based organisations and other well-wishers to consider supporting the initiative, saying there is currently no organisation in Mwanza providing this kind of assistance.
The call follows an earlier appeal by Fani Master, the inmates’ leader at Mwanza Prison, who asked organisations and individuals to assist prisoners who are released with transport fares so they can safely return to their homes.
Reported by Rashid Mtumbati-Mwanza