Investigative journalist John Allan Namu narrowly avoided a close encounter with escaped fugitive Kevin Kangethe, as he had departed the scene shortly before Kangethe's escape. Namu disclosed on the Iko Nini Podcast that he was in the midst of an investigative story, which led him to Muthaiga police station. It was only after leaving that he learned about Kangethe's escape through a late-night call from a reliable source.

"I had just reached home on Wednesday evening and hadn't even greeted my wife when I received the call. It had been a while since the missed calls, so I had to ask, 'Can I pick up?' The person on the other end is someone I've known for years, a significant figure on Twitter with security sources. He shared confidential information that Kevin Kangethe, the arrested individual awaiting extradition, had escaped. I was taken aback, asking, 'From where?' He replied, 'Muthaiga.' I thought, 'I was just there earlier.'"

Being cautious about the information's credibility, Namu opted to verify the claim before making it public. Merely 30 minutes before the escape, he had been in Muthaiga for another assignment.

"I had gone to get insight into some angle. And that was like 30 minutes before that guy escaped. I wish we had been there just thirty minutes later. We could have witnessed the entire action unfolding, but sometimes you are not that lucky."

The 40-year-old Kevin Kangethe was in Kenyan custody awaiting an extradition ruling to the U.S. on first-degree murder charges linked to the death of 31-year-old Margaret Mbitu. Her body was discovered at Boston Logan International Airport parking garage in October 2023.

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Nairobi police chief Adamson Bungei disclosed that the revelation of Kangethe's escape occurred when John Maina Ndegwa, who asserted to be his attorney, requested to speak with him.

"The officers agreed to his request and removed the prisoner from the cells and took him to an office… leaving them there. After a short while, the prisoner escaped by running away and left the attorney behind," according to a police report.

Currently in custody, four police officers who were on duty during the escape have provided statements.