How Ruto Charmed Saudi Crown Prince to Spare Kenyan on Death Row
Munyakho is set to finally return to Kenya after over a decade in Saudi prison...
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Stephen Munyakho, a Kenyan who faced execution in Saudi Arabia, has been spared and is set to return home following direct intervention by President William Ruto with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- Munyakho was imprisoned since 2012 and required to pay Ksh150 million (blood money), which was eventually settled at Ksh129.5 million ($1 million) by the Muslim World League.
- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi confirmed the presidential intervention and Munyakho's release.
- The case gained national attention due to pleas from Munyakho's mother, journalist Dorothy Kweyu, and involved years of diplomatic and humanitarian efforts.
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Government Directives and Presidential Engagements - July 2025
President William Ruto called on world leaders at the Second UN Food Systems Summit Stoketake in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to adopt new measures to accelerate hunger eradication and meet nutritional needs globally. President Ruto also affirmed that free primary and secondary education will remain non-negotiable in Kenya, despite ongoing budgetary strains and reduced capitation to public schools, addressing concerns from school heads. Furthermore, President William Ruto's direct intervention with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman led to the sparing and impending return home of Stephen Munyakho, a Kenyan who faced execution in Saudi Arabia.
