House speaker wants all death row convicts hanged

http://www.ntv.co.ke House speaker Kenneth Marende wants all convicts on death row in the country's prisons hanged. Addressing the 4th annual integrity review conference in Nairobi, Marende failure to implement the death penalty as contained in the law amounts to impunity.

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[Kevin32001]

@chaimoto You will think a much different way once you find out your daughter has been murdered and raped from a serial killer. But nooooo you don't want him killed because it's cruel...pathetic.

[Kevin32001]

Stupid shits, it's spelled hung. Not hanged...

[warpedcomedy]

Hang 'em all. The less murderers, the better.

[Savai333]

Chaimoto that is an excellent cup of tea you are offering here. The president decided to do away with the death penalty. Period. In many political statements from our politicians, I notice the distance in millions of political miles between their philosophy and that of President Kibaki. President Kibaki lives in Kenya, papa hapa, and most politicians like Marende are in Utopia, if not destined for hell.

[chaimoto]

i do not agree with death penalty. it is cruel. eye for an eye is so 17th century. killing people is a process you don't go and chop heads off like that. the speaker needs to stick to making laws and leave implimentations to attoney general.

[KikumaBaridii]

I would agree with hon Makende if he's referring to the current and past policians, most of whom should have been hanged many years ago. Our politicians are felons by most civilized nations standards. Kenyans long for this kind of justice.

[biwott845]

@2190g1. Marende is being sincere that those on death row and not being executed are the ones perpetuating impunity in Kenya. What you seem to be arguing for is that we kill them simply because our jails are porous?

I think what was being addressed here was as simple as this: Instead of hanging 4,000 people (acoording to Siasabora's estimate) sentence them to life. Marende's point: eg if I commit a crime warranting the death sentence, I know I won't get it, well at least not for 30 or so years.

[biwott845]

@siasabora. I know the argument I was making can be pushed to limits such as the one you propose - going to the extent of setting them scott free. To the contrary, instead of hanging them, as Kibaki has done, you give them life in prison. In prison, it is not all merry as some may have us believe. Also, they learn some skills which in the long run is helpful to society. The basic principal I am advocating for is reform of institutions, values and above all life.

[siasabora]

@biwott845:Very well....we've clogged the jails with 4,000 of these low-life losers who prey on the elderly, weak women and citizens asleep after working hard! How did yu, I or next guy stay out of jail? Coz U Didn't TAKE SHORTCUTS in life! Every time a hardcore criminal is set free they're back to their old trade with more viciousness! It is not fair!

[lesbmistique]

merende why dont we start with you ? i hope they have life sentence with hard community labour these barbaric british colonial system should be left to the british.