Joy as Kenyan Released From Saudi Jail Rejoins His Family

Stephen Munyakho returns to Kenya after a decade on Saudi death row

Stephen Munyakho, the Kenyan who had spent more than a decade behind bars in Saudi Arabia, including several years on death row, landed back in the country early Tuesday morning, returning home a free man to a warm and emotional welcome from his family and friends. At exactly 12:50 am, the wheels of a flight from Jeddah […]

Joy & relief as Stephen Munyakho reunites with family after 14 years

Family and friends of Stephen Munyakho Abdulkareem gathered at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Monday night to welcome him home after 14 long years on death row in Saudi Arabia. Munyakho, who arrived shortly before midnight aboard a flight from Jeddah, was received with tears, hugs, prayers, and ululations in a deeply emotional homecoming. Now known as Abdulkareem after converting to Islam during his incarceration, he emerged from …

Joy as Kenyan released from Saudi jail rejoins his family

“It is a miracle,” that is all the mother of a Kenyan held in Saudi Arabia for more than a decade before his release last week could say. In a conversation with People Daily on July 28, 2025, an elated Dorothy Kweyu Munyakho was still trying to come to terms with the release of his […]

Kenyan Man Who Faced Death Sentence In Saudi Arabia To Arrive Home Tonight - Kahawatungu

Stephen Munyakho, a Kenyan man who had been facing a death sentence in Saudi Arabia, is expected to arrive back home tonight, Monday July 28, at 11 pm. Munyakho, who now goes by the name Abdulkareem, had been imprisoned in Shimeisi Prison in the Governorate of Mecca since 2011. He was released on July 22, 2025, after the court’s conditions for his freedom were fulfilled. “He will land at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 11 pm fr…