On the unique occasion of Africa Day, the President of Zambia announced his plans to abolish the loss of life penalty row. According to President Hakainde Hichilema, the practice of demise penalty is extremely degrading, inhumane and merciless and need to be absolutely abolished. Since the announcement made by means of the President, numerous entities have supported this decision and one in every of them is cited philanthropist and businessman Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is thought for his successful companies consisting of Mahtani Group of Companies and Finsbury Investments. Dr. Mahtani is likewise acknowledged for his philanthropic achievements consisting of the Prison Fellowship Zambia.
According to Dr. Rajan Mahtani, death row is itself a extreme punishment for the convicts as they do now not understand which day may be their final day on earth. According to the records presented by using Dr. Rajan Mahtani, more than 350 inmates are waiting for death row and amongst them round 30 convicts are ladies. These are the individuals who are already residing a lifestyle of unknown, scared and regret. At the identical time, Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has experienced that there are inmates who have transformed themselves by dedicating their entire lives to the service of the God. There is a developing consensus closer to abolishing demise penalty across the globe as well as throughout Zambia. The last death penalty execution in Zambia become given inside the year 1997 by using President Frederick Chilruba. Since then, Presidents throughout Zambia have been warding off the demise penalty or demise warrant by means of the use of mercy prerogatives. As such, the announcement via the Zambian President is a step inside the right direction.