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Justice system should priotise rehabilitation, not punishment

Over the past week, it has come to the attention of the Kenyan public that a Kenyan national, is facing the death penalty in Vietnam. Margaret Nduta Macharia was arrested in July, 2023 for smuggling more than two kilogrammes of cocaine within her luggage while on her way from Kenya to Laos.

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