Fugitive Kevin Kang’ethe arrives in USA after extradition

Fugitive Kevin Kang’ethe arrived in the United States of America on Tuesday after he was extradited from Kenya.

Kangethe was extradited to the USA from Nairobi on September 1, 2024, after a successful process by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga.

He was arraigned before the Suffolk Superior Court in Pemberton Square, Boston, on September 3, 2024 and denied murdering Margaret Mbitu.

The court ruled he will be held without bail, without prejudice.

He was denied bail or bond by the court after pleading not guilty to Mbitu’s murder.

The matter was set for a pre-trial date before the Homicide section on 5th November 2024 at 2pm.

The suspect returned to Kenya last year after he allegedly killed Margaret Mbitu.

He got arrested in Nairobi before he escaped and got re-arrested.

On July 31, a Nairobi court ordered the extradition of Kang’ethe to face trial in the USA over the alleged murder.

Milimani chief magistrate Lucas Onyina in his ruling found that the alleged offence of murder to which the Extradition Request and the Authority to Proceed relate met the list test.

The court further said the material laid before it established a link between Kang’ethe and the alleged offence of first-degree murder.

The ruling said there were established reasons to justify the surrender of the respondent to the United States to face trial for the offence of first-degree murder in violation of Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 265, section 1.