Kenya: Kenyan Govt Secures One-Year Delay for Stephen Munyakho’s Execution in Saudi Arabia

Stephen Munyakho now known as Abdulkareem convicted of murder in Saudi Arabia is sure of staying alive for the next year after the Kenyan government successfully negotiated an extension on the date when he was supposed to be executed.

Munyakho was due for execution on 26 November 2024 following his incarceration in Shimeisi Prison in the Governorate of Mecca.  Munyakho has since spent 13 years in different Saudi prisons.

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei on Thursday said…