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Kenya: President Kenyatta Commutes Nearly 3,000 Death Sentences
East African, 24 October 2016
Thousands of death row convicts in Kenya, got a reprieve from the hangman's noose Monday after President Uhuru Kenyatta commuted their sentences to life terms. Read more »
Kenyan President Commutes Nearly 3000 Death Sentences
President Uhuru Kenyatta has also pardoned hundreds of prisoners serving long-term sentences, and thousands of petty offenders under the Constitution's Power of Mercy.
Inmates at Lang'ata Women's Prison celebrate after several of them were pardoned by President Uhuru Kenyatta (file photo)
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Kenya: President Kenyatta Commutes 2747 Death Row Prisoners to Life in Jail
Capital FM, 24 October 2016
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commuted all death row prisoners to life jail. Read more »
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Kenya: Reprieve for 2, 747 Convicts After Uhuru Commutes Death Sentences to Life Jail Terms
Nation, 24 October 2016
President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed documents commuting all death sentences to life jail terms. Read more »
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Kenya: 227 Inmates Leave Nakuru Prison After Presidential Pardon
Nation, 24 October 2016
Emotions ran high at the Nakuru GK Prison as 227 inmates who got the presidential pardon on Mashujaa Day made their way out on Saturday. Read more »
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Kenya: Newly Freed Prisoner Helps Himself to Church Offering
Nation, 24 October 2016
A man who was released from jail on Friday was Sunday caught stealing the offering at a church in Laikipia West. Read more »
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Kenya: Petty Offenders Say They've Reformed As They Walk to Freedom
Capital FM, 21 October 2016
Some said they did not know God when they joined 'Langata Girls', the nickname given to Langata Women's Prison; but on Friday, they had all acclimatized to the word of God and even… Read more »
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Kenya: More Petty Offenders to Be Released After Presidential Pardon
Capital FM, 21 October 2016
More petty offenders are set to be released on Friday after President Uhuru Kenyatta pardoned 7,000 inmates who were about to finish their jail terms. Read more »
