KENYA: HIGH COMMISIONER WANTS DEATH PENALTY SCRAPPED

British High Commissioner Mr Adam Wood has urged the Kenyan Government to scrap the death penalty, saying it was abolished in Britain and Rwanda. He said Kenya should embrace such reforms after the General Election as many countries have already done so. "Many countries have struck off the death sentence. Britain and her European Union partners are working towards its abolishment. That trend has begun to take route in Africa," he said. He said maybe next year, the debate started by Kenyan National Human Rights Commission would lead to scrapping of the death penalty.