Former nominated Senator Millicent Omanga has clarified that she is not the person appointed to the Board of Visitors of Shikusa Borstal Institution, despite a similarly named individual appearing in a recent government Gazette Notice.
According to Omanga, her full name is Millicent Nyaboke Omanga, clarifying that she is not the individual identified in the Gazette as Millicent Kerubo Omanga.
“Kwa majina yangu kamili ni Millicent NYABOKE Omanga ….. wale wa porojo poleni,” Omanga said in a statement dated September 19.
The clarification followed the publication of Gazette Notice No. 15003, dated August 26, 2026.
In the notice, Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced the appointment of 10 people to the Board of Visitors of Shikusa Borstal Institution.
The notice lists Millicent Kerubo Omanga among the appointed members.
Other appointees included Simon Barasa Muhindi, Masimbakosi Kusille Chimwani, Canon Mudy J. Peter, Moses Juma Pata, Peter Salik Kalwale, Peter Mwombe Juma, Sylvia Kwamboka Morwabe, Margaret Nasimiyu Mwonyonyo and Margaret Nanzala Wambia.
According to the Gazette Notice, the appointments were made under Section 20(1) of the Borstal Institutions Act and took effect on August 14, 2026, for a three-year term.
Shikusa Board of Visitors
The appointments, made under Section 20(1) of the Borstal Institutions Act, took effect on August 14, 2026, according to the Gazette Notice.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(1) of the Borstal Institutions Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration appoints members of the Board of Visitors of the Shikusa Borstal Institution for the period of three (3) years, with effect from the 14th August 2026,” part of the Gazette notice read.
According to the notice, the Board of Visitors is separate from the day-to-day administration of Shikusa Borstal Institution.
Its responsibilities include visiting the institution and examining matters concerning the treatment and welfare of inmates.
Under the Act, the board also establishes an After-Care Committee from among its members.
The committee must visit the institution regularly, hear complaints from inmates, examine disciplinary records, and raise issues affecting inmates or staff with the superintendent.
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