Kelvin Kinyanjui Kange’the who was arrested after allegedly murdering his girlfriend in the US before fleeing to Kenya has escaped from Muthaiga Police Station.
Several reports allege that the suspect escaped from the station on Wednesday, February 7 evening, jumped onto a matatu, and fled to an unknown destination.
The suspect had requested to meet his lawyer at the station before escaping.
By the time of this publication, police had not issued a detailed statement of how the suspect escaped from a well-guarded police station in the city.
However, reports indicate that a manhunt has been launched to re-arrest the suspect wanted in the US on allegations of murdering his girlfriend, Margaret Mbitu and leaving her body at the airport.
He had been detained at the police cells pending a ruling on whether he should be extradited to the US to face murder charges there in connection with the death of Mbitu on October 31, 2023.
Kangethe was arrested in Nairobi’s Westlands area on January 30 where he was partying. His arrest made headlines with the US authorities praising Kenya for making a breakthrough in serving justice to the family of the deceased.
