A Kenyan national is facing extradition proceedings after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) secured key court orders to initiate the process, as he is wanted in the United Kingdom over the 2025 death of his girlfriend in London.

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The DPP informed the Milimani Law Courts that the extradition request was made by the UK under existing legal cooperation frameworks between the two countries.

According to a statement released on Friday, June 26, Deputy Registrar Bosibori Nyangema endorsed two warrants of arrest issued by Westminster Court, allowing the extradition process to proceed under Kenyan law.

“Bosibori Nyangema allowed the DPP’s application to endorse two warrants of arrest issued by the Westminster Court, paving the way for the commencement of the extradition process in accordance with Kenyan law and international legal cooperation frameworks,” the DPP wrote.

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UK authorities are pursuing the suspect, expecting him to answer charges of murder, manslaughter, perverting the course of justice and fraud by false representation.

The case involves a Kenyan woman, identified as banker Marianne Kilonzi, who was found dead in her South London apartment in January 2025. Police discovered her body lying in a pool of blood with a severe head injury and launched investigations, with the suspect yet to be identified at the time.

The suspect reportedly left the UK shortly after the incident, leading to a warrant of arrest issued by a court in Westminster, London.

Passport records indicated that he had travelled through France, Uganda and Kenya before his arrest at the Namanga border on June 10 while allegedly attempting to cross into Tanzania.

Police found the suspect with two passports and a travel visa, with the documents linking him to the deceased as her boyfriend.

The development comes after police were allowed to detain the suspect for seven days at the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) as investigations continued into the case.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke