Supreme Court hands lifeline to 7,000 death row prisoners

From left: Supreme Court Judges Njoki Ndungu, Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu and Justice Jackton Ojwang after Thursday's ruling on the death penalty [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

A landmark ruling made by the Supreme Court Thursday could save a number of death-row inmates from the hangman’s noose.

Supreme Court judges Thursday declared unconstitutional section 204 of the penal code, which prescribes death sentence for any person convicted of murder.