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Why has Kenya not abolished the death penalty? Habit and inertia

Why has Kenya not abolished the death penalty? Habit and inertia: GettyImages In recent months two African states have announced their intentions to abolish the death penalty – Zambia and the Central African Republic. In all, 22 member countries of the African Union (AU) have abolished the death penalty for all crimes, and one for …

A-level results: confusion is the result of months of inertia and years of policy

A-level results: confusion is the result of months of inertia and years of policy: fizkes/Shutterstock Thirty-six hours before the release of A-level results in England on August 13, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced a new procedure to review the grades. This followed five months of work by teachers and exam regulators to produce results which …