Nearly a year after leaving the country, a Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts on murder charges was extradited, according to officials on Monday.
Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe is wanted on suspicion of killing Margaret Mbitu, his girlfriend, whose body was discovered in a car at Boston’s Logan International Airport on October 31.
Kangethe is scheduled to appear in Boston’s Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday to answer to accusations of murder, according to Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Renson Ingonga. Kangethe departed Nairobi on Sunday.
“I would like to restate my dedication and assistance, as required, to the United States of America and specifically the prosecution team as they move forward with the upcoming stage of the case,” Ingonga stated on Monday.
According to the prosecution, the extradition order had earlier been issued by the court in July.
Kangethe, who has renounced his U.S. citizenship, was involved in a dramatic escape from a police cell after his Kenyan lawyer visited him in January. Disciplinary action was taken against four police officers who were on duty when he escaped. He was rearrested a week later, and his extradition case continued.
Mbitu, Kangethe’s girlfriend, worked as a healthcare aide in Halifax, Massachusetts. Her family reported her missing on October 30, the day she was last seen leaving the office.
The prosecution in Kenya stated during the extradition case hearing that the preliminary investigation revealed Mbitu had left her place of employment and gone to Lowell, Massachusetts, where Kangethe resided, together with him.
Prosecutors added that Kangethe was also discovered in possession of the deceased’s personal belongings.
(AP)
