Kevin Kangethe in a Nairobi courtroom on February 1, 2024.

Kenyan police have arrested Kevin Kang''ethe, a fugitive wanted by US authorities for the murder of a woman. 

Nairobi police chief Adamson Bungei confirmed Mr Kang''ethe was arrested in Ngong, Kajiado County, after a six-day manhunt. He escaped from Muthaiga police station last week where he was being held.

Mr Kangethe, 40, had been detained pending a ruling on whether he should be extradited to face a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of Margaret Mbitu on October 31, 2023. 

POLICE REARREST MURDER SUSPECT KEVIN KINYANJUI

Wanted murder suspect Kevin Kinyanjui Kang'ethe who escaped from police custody on February 7, 2024 has been rearrested by detectives.

The escapee was taken to custody last night following a scrupulous intelligence-led operation¦ https://t.co/a3ADdzNDYV pic.twitter.com/kEiCekzhU3

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Margaret Mbitu, 30, was found dead in a parking lot at Logan Airport in Boston, US. 

His arrest drew the attention of the US, whose officials, in a brief statement, thanked Kenyan authorities for finally apprehending the man accused of killing his girlfriend in a Massachusetts neighbourhood, stashing her body in a car, driving it to an airport parking lot, and catching a flight to Nairobi.