Death Row Inmates Could Be Free In New Changes To The Penal Code
KISUMU, 20th April 2026 –Thousands of inmates in Kenya’s heavily congested prisons could be released under proposed changes to the Penal Code. According to the Penal Code Amendment Bill 2026, Section 4 of the Penal Code should be amended to have life imprisonment substituted with thirty years in jail. This would mean that those who…