As of 2020, 20 people were on death row in Kenya, of which all were men. Since 2017, the number of people sentenced to the death has been decreasing in the country. Kenya is still, however, among the more than 30 countries in Africa in which capital punishment is implemented.
Number of people facing death penalty in Kenya from 2016 to 2020, by gender
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (December 9, 2021). Number of people facing death penalty in Kenya from 2016 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285898/number-of-people-sentenced-to-death-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people facing death penalty in Kenya from 2016 to 2020, by gender." Chart. December 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285898/number-of-people-sentenced-to-death-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Number of people facing death penalty in Kenya from 2016 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285898/number-of-people-sentenced-to-death-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People Facing Death Penalty in Kenya from 2016 to 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285898/number-of-people-sentenced-to-death-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Number of people facing death penalty in Kenya from 2016 to 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285898/number-of-people-sentenced-to-death-in-kenya-by-gender/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Number of people facing death penalty in Kenya from 2016 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, December 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285898/number-of-people-sentenced-to-death-in-kenya-by-gender/
