Margaret Nduta's twin sister, Wambui Macharia, has dismissed allegations linking the 37-year-old to previous arrests abroad before her detention in Vietnam.

Addressing journalists on Saturday, March 22, Wambui said Nduta's journey to Vietnam was the latter's first trip abroad and that it was also the first time Nduta had been arrested over a drug-related offence.

According to Wambui, she went to school alongside Nduta and studied up to Form Two before they dropped out and subsequently travelled to Nairobi to look for a job.

While living in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, the duo began working as saloonists before relocating to Nairobi's Ruai Estate together.