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Hours before the scheduled execution of Kenyan Margaret Nduta Macharia in Vietnam, President William Ruto’s government has broken the silence on calls for intervention.
Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’oei has stated that assuring the public that Nduta’s case is complex and difficult.
However, the PS has indicated that the government is doing everything within its means to assist her.
At the same time, the PS revealed that he had a telephone conversation with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Nguyen Minh Hang over the matter of Margaret Nduta and ‘conveyed the anxiety of the Kenyan people on the impending execution.
He also requested for a stay of execution to allow Kenya and Vietnam to find a path to resolving the issue.
Vietnam executes prisoners using lethal injection, a method introduced in 2011 to replace firing squads.
The process follows a three-drug protocol. First, an anesthetic to induce unconsciousness, a paralytic agent to stop muscle movement, and a lethal drug to halt the heart.
Vietnam is among the top countries in the world that enforce the death penalty, especially for drug-related crimes.
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