As of 2020, *** people served life imprisonment in Kenya, of which the majority were men. Since 2017, the number of people sentenced to life long incarceration has been decreasing in the country. Overall, Kenya's prison population declined to ** thousand in 2020.
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (December 20, 2021). Number of people sentenced to life imprisonment in Kenya from 2016 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1285886/number-of-people-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people sentenced to life imprisonment in Kenya from 2016 to 2020, by gender." Chart. December 20, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1285886/number-of-people-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-in-kenya-by-gender/
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Number of people sentenced to life imprisonment in Kenya from 2016 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, December 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1285886/number-of-people-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-in-kenya-by-gender/
