Wanted fugitive Kevin Kangethe was rearrested by a contingent of 11 officers in Ngong in a well-laid ambush on Tuesday night.

According to an OB report Kangethe was arrested minutes past 10 pm near the Ngong Police Station.

It was reported that senior officers at the station received a tip-off from the public about the suspect's whereabouts, tracked him down and laid a trap that led to his arrest.  

The police bosses also mobilised a contingent of 11 officers from the station who laid a trap for the fugitive and arrested him before he could plan his next course of action. Kangethe is set to be extradited to the US to face murder charges. 

"The officers who laid an ambush at Ngong township Map BJ 331448 about 3km west of the station (cmm) managed to arrest one Kelvin Kinyanjui Kangethe who had escaped from Muthaiga Police Station on 7/2/2024," read the police report in part.

Kangethe is currently being detained in Ngong and is set to be transported to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) later in the day.

According to the DCI, the fugitive is wanted in the US for the murder of his girlfriend Margaret Mbitu who was found dead at the Logan Airport. Kangethe is reported to have fled to Kenya after committing the heinous act. 

He also compounded his case after he escaped from the Muthaiga Police Station a week ago allegedly assisted by a man posing as his lawyer.

Immediately after breaking free, he ran towards Thika Road with police chasing him down. However, efforts to trace him proved futile. 

Phone data records later revealed that he was in Machakos County, but detectives attached to the case were still unable to pin him down.

Notably, his arrest comes a day after police arrested his brother and the girlfriend. The lawyer who allegedly helped him escape from the station was also apprehended and is still under custody.

Meanwhile, four officers were sanctioned following Kangethe's escape from Muthaiga Police Station.