1. Introduction 

The Constitution of Zimbabwe, under Section 141, imposes a duty upon the Parliament to actively engage the general public during its legislative processes and ensure that all interested stakeholders are consulted on Bills under consideration for enactment into law. In fulfillment of this constitutional obligation, the Parliament of Zimbabwe, through the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs in conjunction with the Thematic Committee on Human Rights, conducted public consultations from the 6th to the 11th of May 2024 to solicit the views of the citizenry on the proposed Death Penalty Abolition Bill. This Bill, which was gazetted on the 14th of December 2023, seeks to abolish death penalty by amending the existing statutes that provide for the imposition of death penalty.