Stephen Munyakho, a Kenyan who spent over a decade on death row in Saudi Arabia, revealed a salary dispute led to his imprisonment. The altercation with a Yemeni colleague in 2011 resulted in Munyakho fatally stabbing him in an act of self-defense after being attacked.

• Munyakho returned to Kenya after Ksh129 million was raised for diyya (blood money), securing his release on July 22, 2025.
• The incident occurred on April 9, 2011, with Munyakho asserting the victim's death was due to delayed medical attention, not the stab wound itself.
• He worked in the accounts department of a restaurant in Saudi Arabia, and the conflict arose over his unpaid dues.