Thursday, May 21, 2015

SHOCKING: Kenya woman, family has not heard from,has been on death row in China for 2 years

Floviance Owino

Kenyans has been taken by surprise to found out that one of their citizen has been on death row in China for two years.
Floviance Owino, a mother of one left home for two years leaving behind a one year old child in search for work, according to what  her sister told BBC, she said she heard from her for a few days after that nothing for two years, only to receive a shocking call that she is on death row in China for drug trafficking.
After verification by the family,her stories is started trending on twitter,#FreeMSOwino,has been used more than 5000 times, but it has gone beyond that sparking debate of defending a drug offender and China Influence in that region,


 "While a Kenyan is waiting to be hanged in China, hundreds of Chinese whipping Kenya's elephants & rhinos walk free and rich," tweeted Haytham Bhalo, a banker. "A Chinese caught with tonnes of Ivory is given bond, A Kenya found with a kilo of Coke is about to be hung" tweeted Mageto Elijah, a chemist. But others disagreed: "drug lords must be executed without mercy" tweeted an anonymous user.
Owino's case comes at a time when some are questioning Kenya and China's relationship. In December 2014 the Kenyan government arrested more than 70 Chinese nationals on charges of hacking and money laundering. Since the group's alleged victims are all in China, Beijing has formally requested the extradition of many of the suspects.
Owino family family told BBC Trending that government never told them of her case earlier,but the Kenyan official said they only became aware of her case when her family notified them last week.

Officials have established that Owino is in fact being held in prison in Guangzhou and has been given a sentence of execution which has been suspended for two years pending a review of her case.

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