Kenyan Man Set For Extradition To The United States For Fatal DUI
A Kenyan citizen wanted in the United States for a fatal drunk-driving incident has been apprehended nearly 13 years after departing the country.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has sought to extradite him to the United States to face sentencing following his conviction.
His arrest brings to an end a manhunt that spanned continents, with the suspect eventually tracked down to Nairobi.
He appeared before the Milimani Law Courts on September 9, when extradition procedures against him began.
He was apprehended in Runda, a Nairobi suburb, in an operation that brought an end to a search for him that had been ongoing since 2013.
According to the charge sheets on September 10, the man was convicted in the U.S. of ‘Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated’, an offence under Section 191.5(a) of the California Penal Code.
DPP moves to extradite US fugitive wanted over fatal drunk-driving conviction.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has moved to extradite a Kenyan fugitive wanted in the United States of America to face sentencing following his conviction over a fatal drunk-driving… pic.twitter.com/1EACze5kM7— Office of The Director Of Public Prosecutions (@ODPP_KE) September 10, 2026
The law defines the offence as the unlawful killing of a person without malice aforethought while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and with gross negligence.
The conviction also included three special allegations.
The charge sheets show that he left the U.S. in October 2013, days before he was due to appear for sentencing at a California court.
He had been ordered to appear before the Superior Court of California, County of Madera, on October 28, 2013, but failed to appear.
His failure to attend the sentencing prompted the U.S. Department of Justice to make a formal extradition request through Kenya’s Attorney General’s office in December 2019.
Nearly seven years later, a warrant issued by the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court led to his arrest on September 9, 2026.
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When he appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Teresia Nyangena, he sought to be released on bond, offering to surrender his passport and comply with any conditions imposed by the court.
However, the prosecution, led by Assistant DPP Duncan Ondimu alongside two other officials, opposed his release, arguing that he remained a flight risk given his history of failing to appear in court.
The prosecution also pointed to the pending extradition proceedings as a reason to deny him bond.
The magistrate declined to release him on bond and ordered that he be held at Gigiri Police Station as the extradition case proceeds.
His case will be mentioned on September 15, when the court is expected to issue further directions on the extradition proceedings.
Kenyan Man Set For Extradition To The United States For Fatal DUI
