Activists call for diplomatic intervention for Kenyan on death row in Vietnam

Catholic activists call for diplomatic intervention for Kenyan on death row in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court building. / Credit: Duc Huy Nguyen/Shutterstock ACI Africa, Mar 23, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The African branch of the global Catholic activist organization CitizenGo is urging the government of Kenya to pursue dip... [...]

Activists call for diplomatic intervention for Kenyan on death row in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court building. / Credit: Duc Huy Nguyen/Shutterstock ACI Africa, Mar 23, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The African branch of the global Catholic activist organization CitizenGo is urging the government of Kenya to pursue diplomatic intervention for a Kenyan facing execution in Vietnam.CitizenGo Africa officials say the life of Margaret Nduta, a young Kenyan woman sentenced to die in Vietnam following a court ruling in July 20…

African Catholic Activists Call for Diplomatic Intervention for Kenyan on Death Row in Vietnam

The African branch of the global Catholic activist organization, CitizenGo, is urging the government of Kenya to pursue diplomatic intervention for a Kenyan who is facing execution in Vietnam. CitizenGo Africa officials say that the life of Margaret Nduta, a young Kenyan woman, who was sentenced to die in Vietnam following a court ruling in July 2023, supersedes all circumstances. In their Sunday, March 16 report, CitizenGo officials say, “We ur…

Relief for MARGARET NDUTA as Foreign Affairs PS, KORIR SING’OEI, gives latest update after Government officials visited her at prison

Saturday, March 22, 2025 – There is temporary relief for the family of Margaret Nduta as Kenyan consular officials finally gain access to her at Ho Chi Minh Prison in Vietnam, confirming that she is alive and being treated humanely. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei stated that the team, which had been based in Bangkok, secured travel visas and visited Nduta following weeks of diplomatic efforts. While deeply distressed, she is …

Nduta's family refutes claims that she had been arrested multiple times before Vietnam incident

The family of Margaret Nduta, a Kenyan national facing execution in Vietnam for drug trafficking, has come out to debunk viral claims that she had been arrested multiple times before she was finally caught in the Southeast Asian country with a cocaine consignment. Speaking on Saturday, March 22, 2025, her twin sister, Wambui Macharia, made […]