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Bill seeks changes to capital offences punishment

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Chief Justice Martha Koome. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Judiciary has handed two Bills to Parliament, seeking to revise the sentences given to capital offenders.

The two are the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

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