On Monday, March 17, national newspapers reported in detail the case of Margaret Macharia Nduta.
Source: UGC
The newspapers also reported on a move that has never been made by the Anglican Church to prevent politicians from talking in the church.
1. The Standard
The newspaper reported on uncertainty about the planned implementation of Margaret Macharia Nduta, a Kenyan woman convicted of drug trafficking in Vietnam.
Nduta was expected to be executed on Sunday, March 16, at 8:30 pm, but it is still unclear whether the exercise was done or not.
In a statement, Secretary -General of Foreign Affairs Korir Sing'oei exposed the ongoing diplomatic efforts to Nduta.
Sing'oei said he had a telephone conversation with Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hanga about Kenya's request to be detained.
“I had a telephone conversation this afternoon with my colleague, He Nguyen Minh Hang, Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister on the issue of Margaret Nduta. his, ” Sing'ooei said.
Senior attorney, Charles Kanjama agreed with other foreign experts who claimed it would not be easy to save Nduta.
According to Kanjama, Kenya does not have a legal right to force home reinstatement but can only investigate diplomatic means to rescue the 37 -year -old.
“In diplomatic practice, you can submit a request to your arrested citizen in a foreign country to be sentenced again in your country, but there is no international law that forces any country to return the guilty criminal. So, Kenya can only investigate diplomatic means,” Said Kanjama.
2. Daily Nation
The newspaper reported how senior politicians including the former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua They were prevented from talking in the church.
On Sunday, March 16, Anglican Archbishop of Kenya Jackson Ole Sapit prevented politicians from addressing believers at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Makadara.
Apart from Gachagua, other leaders attending the ritual include Wiper leader Kalonzo MusyokaGovernor Johnson Sakaja and Dap-K leader Eugene Wamalwa.
During the service, the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya Jackson Ole Sapit denied all politicians the opportunity to speak.
Ole Sapit announced that all politicians have been banned from addressing believers in Anglican churches across the country.
According to the Anglican archbishop, politicians will only be accepted, but those who want to address believers can do so outside the church after worship.
“When it comes to recognizing all those who have arrived, we will do so but I want to give a focus that from today and continue in any Anglican congregation, there will be no room for any political leader to have a speech in the church. If they want to address the meeting, it will be made out of the sanctuary. Not only today but in all our Diocese and churches, ” Alas Sapit announced.
3. The star
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