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Court: You can’t send minors to the hangman

Nyeri High Court Judge Justice John Mativo PHOTO: ALLAN MUNGAI/STANDARD

The High Court has ordered the State to release prisoners who were sentenced to death while still minors.

The court also ordered that criminal law be amended to do away with death sentence for children, of which they were left at the mercies of the President.

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