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.