Judge declares life imprisonment in Kenya unconstitutional, archaic

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In Kenya, it is assumed that a prisoner should serve their time in prison until they die when they are slapped with life imprisonment.

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The High Court has declared life imprisonment unconstitutional terming it as an unreasonable and absurd sentence.

According to Justice Nixon Sifuna, handing an offender a life sentence violates the right to human dignity guaranteed under Article 28 of the Constitution.

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