Nairobi men who attacked woman gets death sentence
A sexual assault case that was opened in 2014 has finally come to an end and it's a death penalty. How do you feel about the punishment handed down?
Take a listen as KZN share their views about the punishment handed to the men in the podcast then read more below:
The death penalty in South Africa was abolished in 1935, however, it seems that this form of punishment for crimes committed still exists in Kenya.
According to Daily Sun, in 2014 an incident occurred that shocked everyone. A woman was attacked by three men on a bus because she was dressed 'inappropriately'. The death sentence was handed down to them after they were convicted of robbery with violence.
Read: Two in court for brutal attack on KZN woman
Evidence of this cruel assault was scattered all over social media showing the terrified victim being stripped and manhandled by the three men.
This incident resulted in protests all over Kenya with the hashtag #mydressmychoice that made the rounds after the incident went viral.
3 men charged with sexually assaulting & violently robbing a female passenger in Githurai in 2014 sentenced to death. #MyDressMyChoice pic.twitter.com/PHf3XD5N8l
— Ahmed Mohamed (@Asmali77) July 19, 2017