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First convicts to contest death penalty get reprieve

Convicts Wilson Thirimbu Mwangi (left) and Francis Mwangi Muruatetu. [File, Standard]

Two murder convicts who first successfully challenged the constitutionality of the mandatory death sentence have been saved after the High Court reduced their sentences.

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