Koome: Supreme Court targets to hear 20 cases including 19 appeals
Newly appointed Chief Justice Martha Koome will on Tuesday preside over her inaugural sitting as President of the Supreme Court of Kenya. The Supreme Court...
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Supreme Court declares death penalty unconstitutional
The Supreme Court has declared the death penalty unconstitutional. In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court judges ruled that section 204 of the penal code...
Turkish leader backs return of death penalty
By BBC Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a vast rally in Istanbul that he would approve the return of the death penalty if...
Kisii death row twins’ appeal fails
By Araka Matara. An Appellate Court sitting in Kisii has upheld a death sentence on identical twins convicted of robbery with violence six years ago. This was...