151. In view of this, therefore, the Court deems it necessary to order the Respondent State to periodically report on the implementation of this judgment in accordance with Article 30 of the Protocol. The report should detail the steps taken by the Respondent State to remove the impugned provision from its Penal Code. 152. The Court notes that the Respondent State has not provided any information on the implementation of its judgments in any of the earlier cases where it was ordered to repeal the mandatory death penalty and the deadlines that the Court set have since lapsed. In view of this fact, the Court still considers that the orders are warranted both as an individual protective measure, and as a general restatement of the obligation and urgency behoving on the Respondent State to scrap the mandatory death penalty and provide alternatives thereto. The Court holds, therefore, that the Respondent State is under an obligation to report on the steps taken to implement this judgment within six (6) months from the date of notification of this judgment. IX. COSTS 153. In their submissions, both Parties prayed the Court to order that the other Party pays the costs. The Applicants, additionally, requested the Court to reimburse them the sum of Five Hundred United States Dollars (US$500) to cover expenses related to transport and stationery costs. *** 154. Pursuant to Rule 32(2) of the Rules, “unless otherwise decided by the Court, each party shall bear its own costs”. 155. In relation to the Applicants’ claim, the Court notes that they were represented by the East Africa Law Society (“EALS”) on a pro bono basis under the Court’s legal aid scheme. The Court notes that its legal aid 38