Death Sentence Stories

Court quashes death sentence for two robbery with violence convicts
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 14, 2025

The High Court had previously upheld the trial court's decision, but the appellate court found that both lower courts failed to properly assess the fl...

Court of Appeal slams Kenya’s mandatory death penalty law, cites sentencing inequality
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

Justices John Mativo, Mwaniki Gachoka, and George Odunga observed that while some convicted murderers are given lighter sentences, those found guilty...

DR Congo commutes death sentences of three Americans in failed coup to life imprisonment
Reuters  |  Apr 02, 2025

The Americans were among some 50 people, including US, British, Canadian, Belgian and Congolese citizens, who stood trial last year following the botc...

Somalia pushes to overturn death sentences for citizens convicted in Saudi Arabia
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Mar 15, 2025

The Somali government’s push for legal intervention follows the execution of Somali national Mohamed Nur Hussein in February 2025.

Kenya lacks funds to save man facing execution in Saudi Arabia -Mudavadi
Amina Wako  |  May 17, 2024

Mudavadi informed parliamentarians that unless a fund of that nature was established by parliament, Nairobi's only recourse was diplomatic interventio...

Protests in Mogadishu after man who burnt pregnant wife gets death sentence
Abdirahman Khalif  |  May 16, 2024

The protestors, mostly mothers, argued that the Mogadishu Court acted on public emotions and did not give Sayid Ali a fair chance.

Jowie statements that sealed his fate in Monica Kimani murder case - judge
Joseph Ndunda  |  Mar 13, 2024

His sentence remains in force unless the Court of Appeal sets aside the judgement handed by Lady Justice Grace Nzioka on Wednesday.

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