Death row Stories

Stephen Munyakho to arrive in Kenya tonight after Saudi death row release, Mudavadi confirms
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

His execution, initially handed down last year, was halted after the family of the deceased accepted diyya, blood money, amounting to approximately Sh...

Stephen Munyakho, Kenyan man on death row in Saudi Arabia, freed- PS Sing’Oei
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 22, 2025

In a statement released on, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei confirmed that Munyakho was released at 10 am and is no longer on death...

Court quashes death sentence for two robbery with violence convicts
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 14, 2025

The High Court had previously upheld the trial court's decision, but the appellate court found that both lower courts failed to properly assess the fl...

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