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SUPKEM confirms payment of Sh129m settlement for release of Stephen Munyakho from Saudi jail
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 28, 2025

SUPKEM National Chairman, Al-Haji Hassan Ole Naado revealed that the Muslim World League made the payment a month ago.

‘Save Stevo Campaign’ committee says it is yet to receive communication on Sh129.5m settlement
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Mar 26, 2025

However, in a statement released on Wednesday, the group acknowledged media reports indicating that a benefactor had cleared the remaining 2.9 million...

Kenyan on death row in Saudi Arabia to return home as Muslim World League pays Sh129.5m
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 25, 2025

The amount was paid by the Muslim World League, whose Secretary-General is Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa.

Execution of Kenyan jailed for manslaughter in Saudi Arabia postponed for 1 year
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 24, 2024

Munyakho has been on death row in Saudi Arabia for over a decade after being convicted of killing a Yemeni national, Abdul Halim Mujahid Makrad Saleh.

No budget for 'blood money' to save Kenyan jailed in Saudi Arabia - Mudavadi
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 10, 2024

Munyakho's execution was to take place on May 15 but was postponed following the government's intervention.

Saudi Arabia gives new deadline for execution of Kenyan jailed for manslaughter
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 13, 2024

Munyakho has been in custody for 13 years since April 9, 2011, in Shimeisi Prison in the Governorate of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Kenya lacks funds to save man facing execution in Saudi Arabia -Mudavadi
Amina Wako  |  May 17, 2024

Mudavadi informed parliamentarians that unless a fund of that nature was established by parliament, Nairobi's only recourse was diplomatic interventio...

Saudi Arabia agrees to postpone execution of Kenyan in manslaughter case
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 13, 2024

Sing'oei said that the government would engage stakeholders, including religious leaders, in Nairobi and Riyadh on how the matter could be concluded.

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