The world has become a small village where no one can hide.
This came to pass after a Kenyan living and working for gain in Britain who allegedly murdered his girlfriend in January 2025 then flew home.
The suspect was arrested while trying to flee into Tanzania.
Brian Kiprop Kiplagat, accused of heinously killing Maryanne Nduta Kilonzo, was arrested at the Namanga Border Post as he allegedly tried to slip out of the country for a safe haven in Tanzania.
However, hawk-eyed sleuths attached to the border post identified him then arrested him.
Kiplagat was handed over to DCI officers who had been instructed to track down the fugitive.
The long arm of the law eventually nabbed him and now he is detained at the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU).
And on June 12, 2026, Kiplagat was ordered to remain in custody at ATPU as he awaits extradition to London to face a murder charge.
Kipglagat who was arrested on June 10, 2026 at the border post of Namanga, while attempting to flee to Tanzania is said to be a flight risk.
The director of public prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga through a prosecuting counsel urged a Milimani law courts senior principal magistrate to detain Kiplagat for 21 days as the government secures relevant documentation and information from London ahead of extradition of the fugitive to face a murder charge contrary to Section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code.
A prosecuting counsel Joyce Olajo told the magistrate that Kenya and Britain have a signed extradition treaty for fugitives.
Ms Olajo stated the application to detain Kiplagat was made under Article 49 (1)(f) and (g) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and Section 36 (A) of the Criminal Procedure Code, Chapter 75 Laws of Kenya which mandates the court to allow police detain a suspect for interrogation awaiting prosecution.
Mr Kiplagat, the magistrate heard was allegedly involved in the murder of his girlfriend Maryanne Nduta Kilonzo, a career banker, who was working and residing in London.
“Equally, murder is an offence in Kenya just as in Britain under Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code, Chapter 63 Laws of Kenya,” Ms Olajo told the court.
Kenya which is a former colony of Great Britain and it inherited most of the laws applicable in the country.
“The suspect herein is a flight risk having been arrested at the Namanga Border Post by Police Officers attached to the Immigration Office. I therefore urge the court to deny him bond and direct that he be detained at the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) due to the seriousness of the offence,” the prosecuting counsel urged.
The prosecution stated that after the alleged murder the suspect text one of the deceased relatives alleging it was a misfortune for Maryanne.
Police believe that the suspect still retains the phone he used to relay the messenger to the relatives of his former girlfriend.
The phone is required for the extraction of the information for forensic examination.
“That the United Kingdom under the Metropolitan Police Service requested for information, assistance and arrest of the suspect by Kenyan Police as they believed he had entered Kenyan borders,” the prosecutor stated.
The magistrate was told that police crime detectives and undercover agents have been tracking down the suspect.
“That on Wednesday June 10, 2026, 1500 hours (3pm) the suspect was intercepted at Namanga by Immigration Officers at the Border Post while using a temporary permit issued on the same day,” the court heard.
The permit was number TP-JDUK67EL. Kiplagat was allegedly heading to Tanzania.
By the time of his arrest, the suspect was in possession of a Kenyan Passport Number CK84104.
Asking the magistrate to detain the suspect, the prosecutor said Kiplagat “has no fixed abode as he has been shuffling in different locations within the country.”
The UK Police requested Nairobi to arrest the suspect then extradite him back to London to answer for a charge of murder where he allegedly committed it.
The magistrate was informed the suspect has several travel documents, some of which are suspected to have been obtained fraudulently.
The prosecution stated that it is yet to receive the formal request of extradition from UK through the Foreign Ministry.
After receipt of the request then the same shall be relayed to the Attorney General’s Office which will relay the writs to the DPP to present in court for determination.
In the meantime, the magistrate directed the suspect be remanded in custody until further directions.