Officer: Death row convicts should face firing squad

Embu West OCPD Francis Sang’ speaks during a public debate by Power of Mercy Advisory Committee on Capital offense and capital punishment in Embu town. He proposed that criminals condemned to death sentence be subjected to a firing squad. (PHOTO: JOSEPH MUCHIRI/ STANDARD)

A senior police officer has proposed that criminals condemned to death sentence be subjected to a firing squad.

Embu West OCPD Francis Sang’ said the Government should not waste  resources feeding criminals and should execute them immediately after sentencing either through a firing squad or by hanging.