Kenya’s last execution of a prisoner was in 1987. But the country still hosts a death row population of nearly 600.
Almost all were sentenced to death for murder or robbery with violence. New sentences are handed down every year.
But our recent research, Living with a Death Sentence in Kenya: Prisoners’ Experiences of Crime, Punishment and Death Row, suggests this isn’t true. Our study found that in most cases, these preconditions for being deterred from committing capital crimes were not met. In addition, only 4% of those convicted of robbery and 8% of those convicted of murder said they had thought about the possibility of being sentenced to death. However, 48% of murderers and 69% of robbers said they had contemplated being sent to prison before committing the crime.
Shifts across Africa In 2022, three sub-Saharan countries abolished the death penalty: the Central African Republic in June, Equatorial Guinea in September and Zambia in December. While there may be some differences between Zambia and Kenya, most countries in the region will have similar levels of relative deprivation, both material and educational. Therefore, the rationales applied in Zambia leading to abolition would equally apply to Kenya.
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