A Kenyan man wanted in the United States(US), for allegedly killing his girlfriend has escaped from Muthaiga Police Station where he was awaiting extradition.
Kevin Adam Kinyanjui ran from custody on Wednesday when he was allowed to speak to his lawyer outside the cells.
According to police reports, he fled and boarded a matatu nearby, and police officers who chased him could not catch up with him.
As a result, his lawyer and four police officers who were on duty were immediately arrested as a search for his whereabouts got underway.
“This is embarrassing. We have arrested the four officers who were on duty when he escaped to explain how this happened and we are looking for him,” Nairobi Police Chief Adamson Bungei said.
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Kengethe is wanted in a Massachusetts court that issued a warrant for him for murdering his girlfriend, American citizen Margaret Mbitu on October 31, 2023, and dumping her body in a car at the Boston airport where it was found.
He was arrested in Westlands on January 30, 2023, after being on the run for months and awaiting a court ruling on his extradition.
When he was arraigned in court on January 31, 2023, police applied and were allowed to detain him for a month pending the extradition court process.
He was due back in court on February 9.
