Ku Mukobeko: A journey of redemption through poetry
AN INMATE at Mukobeko Female Correctional Facility in Kabwe working on an artistic project. KU MUKOBEKO: Poetry anthology of women prisoners at Mukobeko Maximum Correctional Centre. ABIGAIL CHIFUSA “CAN you believe that after you died I was accused of being responsible for your death? I was taken to prison and was given a death penalty.” These words summarise the essence of a literary journey undertaken by an inmate at Mukobeko Female Maximum Correctional Centre in Kabwe, who transformed her incarceration into a verse that reflected through the confines of prison walls. The genesis of this unique storyline lies in a book titled ‘Ku Mukobeko’ – an anthology of poetry, each verse proof to the struggles, regrets, and reflections of those who have found themselves on the wrong side of the law. One such contributor, a woman with a past she bravely confronts, sharing her haunting journey from freedom to incarceration – a journey that sets the stage for the powerful anthology that unfolds