A Kenyan man identified as Stephen Bertrand Munyakho is facing death sentence sanctioned by Sharia law in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of killing a local.
On April 9, 2011, Stephen, a warehouse manager, found himself involved in a physical altercation with Mr. Abdul Halim Mujahid Markad Saleh, a Yemeni national whose family currently resides in Saudi Arabia.
According to reports, Stevo has spent 13 years in Saudi Arabia prison until recently when the family of the deceased successfully appealed his sentencing which was reinstated to ‘beheading” with an alternative fine of 3.5 million Saudi Arabia Riyals (SAR) which is equivalent to Ksh 123 million.
His shaken family is now appealing to Kenyans to help in raising the amount in order to save his life and help bring their son home.
The family has fundraised an equivalent of Sh5.5 million. Will they get the remainder in the next 10 days?
May 15 is the deadline one family has given Stephen to pay for causing the death of their husband and father in 2011.
“What if Kenyans decide to join forces to save her son from the sword?” His 73-year-old mother, Dorothy Kweyu told Nation.
A Paybill number is in circulation, along with a designated M-Pesa number.
