Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty, but Kenya is still undecided

Efforts to amend the death penalty are underway through the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to delete the sections on death sentence, and replace them with life imprisonment. [iStockphoto]

Zimbabwe hasn't executed anyone who was sentenced to death since 2005. With the passing of the Death Penalty Abolition Act 2024 on December 31, Zimbabwe has become the 127th country in the world to end death penalty.

This process began with the introduction to Parliament of an opposition private member's Bill led by Edwin Mushoriwa, though some amendments were made by the government.