Except there's a last minute reprieve from the Vietnamese Authorities, Margaret Nduta, 37 Year Old woman from Kenya will be executed in Vietnam on Monday March 17,2025 for drug trafficking offence.
Nduta was arrested at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, in 2023 with 2 kilograms of cocaine hidden in her suitcase
And On Thursday, March 6, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court sentenced Nduta to execution in consonance with the laws of the land and her execution subsequently scheduled for March 17.
In the last 10 days the Kenyan Government through diplomatic channels have reached out to their counterparts in the Asian country to commute the death sentence to terms of Imprisonment but no positive response has been heard on their plea.
In her defense during proceedings she claimed that the agent who prepared her travel documents switched her suitcase and gave her the one with the drug without her consent and knowledge. She said she thought what she was carrying were legimate goods.
However prosecutors claim Nduta was paid $1,300 to Carry the drugs.
In Kenya several human rights and religious organizations have also begged on Nduta's behalf including her twin sister.
As the countdown to her execution continues there remains a flicker of hope that something may change this tragic story.
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