A report looking into death sentencing has revealed how people from various tribes committed murder in the country. 

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The report looked investigated 38 prisons across the country, with a special focus on death row convicts. 

According to the Standard, Luhya men and Kamba women led in those on death row across the 38 prisons in the country. 

Luhya men have the largest number of those in jail for murder followed by Luo men while Kikuyu and Kisii men tie in the third position. 

On the other hand, Kamba women have the largest number of women in jail for murder. 

Kikuyu women come in the second position followed by Luhya and Meru women. 

The report also found out that the majority of women in court for murder lived in urban areas where they committed the offences. 

However, 50% of men lived in rural areas while 49% lived in urban areas. 

According to religion, 84% of the convicts said they are Christians, 9% of them said they are Muslims while 4% said they are atheist. 

Polygamous men led the percentage of those convicted for murder. On their side, women in customary marriages and widows led among those jailed for murder. 

The report noted that those with little or no education led in the number of those on death row. 

Most of them ended their education at primary level. It also emerged that casual labourers or low-income earners led the number of those convicted for murder.