Kenya jails and free 100 yr old woman

Margaret Ngima was jailed at Embu prison last week for contempt of court after failing to pay a fine of 100,000 Kenyan shillings (£780; $1,000).

A 100-year-old woman,Margaret Ngima has been freed from a Kenyan prison,Embu prison after a national campaign for her release.

The great-grandmother was accused of ignoring a court order in a land dispute with another family.
Her case caused outrage in Kenya, with her fine eventually paid for by Nairobi senator Mike Sonko.
The senator also sent what he described as a "rescue squad" to secure her release, one week into a three-month sentence.