Kevin Kangethe, Kenyan accused of murdering his girlfriend and dumping her body at an airport in Boston, USA has escaped from Muthaiga police station where he was being detained.
Kangethe is believed to have slipped from police custody on Wednesday and official communication from the Nairobi Police Boss, Adamson Bungei is that the officers in charge have also been arrested.
“We have arrested the officers who were on duty when he escaped to explain how it happened. It is just embarrassing to us,” said Bungei.
Kangethe, 41, who was arrested on January 31st at Parklands area in Nairobi after months of manhunt was on Wednesday arraigned at the Milimani Chief Magistrate Court where 30 days custodial orders were granted to allow extradition processes to be completed.
Kevin is a suspect in a First Degree Murder in violation of the laws of the United States, where he is alleged to have murdered Margaret Mbitu in Massachusetts on October 31, 2023 by inflicting multiple stabs on her face and neck before leaving her body in a locked automobile in a parking garage at Boston Logan Intn’l Airport.
Kangethe and the late Margaret Mbitu, a home healthcare aid in the town of Halifax, Massachusetts are believed to have been in a relationship before the suspect turned against her allegedly while on a trip to Lowell.
Acting on a Diplomatic Note issued by the US Embassy requesting the provisional arrest of the Kenyan fugitive, the DCI working jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ODPP and the Office of the Inspector General ensured the issuance of an arrest warrant against the fugitive, thereafter engaging in concerted efforts with the United States law enforcement to trace and capture the suspect.
The court having granted extradition orders and allowing 30 days custodial orders for the processing, the case will be mentioned on March 4, 2024, at Milimani Law Courts.
It is not yet clear how the 41 year old managed to escape from police custody.
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