NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges has been extradited nearly a year after fleeing the United States, authorities announced Monday.
Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe is wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Margaret Mbitu, whose body was found in a car at Boston’s Logan International Airport on October 31.
Kangethe left Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Sunday and is expected to be charged with murder in Suffolk High Court in Boston on Tuesday, Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga said.
“I wish to reiterate my commitment and support, whenever necessary, to the United States of America, and in particular the prosecution team as they move forward with the next phase of the case,” Ingonga said on Monday.
The prosecutor said the extradition order had already been issued by the court in July.
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Kangethe, who renounced his US citizenship, was involved in a dramatic escape from a police cell after a visit from his Kenyan lawyer in January. Disciplinary action was taken against four police officers who were on duty at the time of his escape. He was rearrested a week later and his extradition case continued.
Kangethe’s girlfriend, Mbitu, was a health care aide in Halifax, Massachusetts. She was last seen leaving work on October 30 and was reported missing by her family.
Preliminary investigation showed that Mbitu left his workplace and travelled with Kangethe to Lowell, Massachusetts, where he lived, prosecutors in Kenya said during the extradition hearing.
Kangethe was also found in possession of personal items belonging to the deceased, prosecutors said.
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