The government says it will in the next few days provide a progress report to the public on the matter involving Stephen Munyakho.
Munyakho is facing execution in Saudi Arabia for the murder of a Yemeni man in the year 2011. In a brief post on X, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei said the government is actively pursuing the matter.
“I am pleased to inform that we shall provide a progress report to the public on this matter in the next few days” he said.
Munyakho has been in jail for the last 13 years. He was scheduled to be executed on November 26th 2024, but this was postponed after Kenya reached out to the Saudi Authorities for consultations.
Meanwhile, Stevo’s family continues to appeal for support to raise Ksh 150 million required to secure a pardon from the victim’s family.
As at July last year, the family had through the public appeal only managed to raise Ksh11 million.
Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV, Munyakho’s mother, Dorothy Kweyu, a veteran journalist, said her son was remorseful and continues to plead for forgiveness.
