"I HAVEN'T EATEN, I ROLLED ON THE FLOOR": MOTHER SPEAKS AFTER SON IS FREED FROM SAUDI DEATH ROW

Veteran journalist Dorothy Kweyu has opened up about the emotional rollercoaster she endured after years of fighting to save her son from execution in Saudi Arabia.

Speaking hours after Steve Munyakho was officially released from death row, a visibly shaken Kweyu described the moment she received the call that changed everything.

“It has been torture. They were friends, and it has not been easy having a sword hanging over your child’s head,” she said during an interview.
“I haven’t eaten; when I received the news, I rolled on the floor. That is what I did.”

Munyakho, who had been imprisoned for 13 years following a deadly workplace altercation in 2011, faced imminent execution unless blood money worth KSh 150 million was paid.

The breakthrough came after a large fundraising effort by Kenyans and diplomatic interventions, with the Muslim World League settling the compensation.

Kweyu credited the prayers and support of fellow Kenyans, religious groups, and her inner circle for keeping her going through the darkest times.

“All this time God kept me going; I was surrounded by very prayerful people. The Abigaels and the PCEA St Andrews Church and other people have been in prayers,” she added.

Munyakho, who had lived and worked in Saudi Arabia for nearly three decades, is expected to return home in the coming days.