- Margaret Nduta Macharia, 37, from Karikwe village, Kiharu, Murang’a County, has been sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking.
- The People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City convicted her on March 6th for smuggling over 2kg of cocaine.
- Nduta was arrested in July 2023 while transiting to Laos.
- Her family only learned about her sentencing via the internet on March 8th.
- Her mother, Purity Wangari, pleads with the Kenyan government to intervene and negotiate for her return.
- The family claims she was duped into trafficking drugs by a Kenyan man.
- They hope diplomatic talks will allow her to serve her sentence in Kenya and avoid execution.
A family in Karikwe village, Kiharu, Murang’a County, is desperately appealing to the Kenyan government after their daughter, Margaret Nduta Macharia, was sentenced to death in Vietnam over drug trafficking charges.
Nduta, 37, was convicted by the People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on March 6th after being found guilty of smuggling over two kilograms of cocaine. She was arrested in July 2023 while on transit to Laos.
However, her family says they only learned about her sentencing on March 8th through the internet, leaving them shocked and devastated.
Her mother, Purity Wangari, is now urging the government to intervene and negotiate for her return to Kenya, even if it means serving her sentence locally.
“It was her first time traveling abroad in search of greener pastures. I beg the authorities to help bring her back, even if she must serve her sentence in Kenya,” she pleaded.
The family alleges that Nduta was unwittingly used in a drug trafficking scheme after a Kenyan man handed her the luggage containing the drugs, instructing her to deliver it to a woman overseas.
As fears of execution loom, the family hopes diplomatic efforts can help her serve her sentence in Kenya instead of facing capital punishment in Vietnam.
