{"id":145257,"date":"2024-01-30T11:11:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T11:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/30\/kenyan-man-accused-of-killing-girlfriend-in-the-us-arrested-in-nairobi\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T11:11:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T11:11:50","slug":"kenyan-man-accused-of-killing-girlfriend-in-the-us-arrested-in-nairobi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/30\/kenyan-man-accused-of-killing-girlfriend-in-the-us-arrested-in-nairobi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend in the US Arrested in Nairobi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306579\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"414\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ken.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"414\"  \/>A Kenyan man identified as Kevin Kang\u2019ethe, 40 years old, has been arrested in Nairobi on charges of murder committed at an airport in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Kang\u2019ethe was apprehended on Monday night in Nairobi\u2019s Westlands area and is currently detained at Gigiri Police Station as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p>The case revolves around the alleged murder of a 31-year-old Kenyan-born woman, Margaret Mbitu, who was based in Whitman, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Mbitu\u2019s body was discovered inside a vehicle at Boston\u2019s Logan Airport in November of last year. She was first reported missing by BAMSI, a charitable organization headquartered in Brockton, where she was employed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the missing persons report from BAMSI, Mbitu was last seen leaving its premises while driving a white SUV.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis is heartbreaking.\u201d Mother of 31-year-old Whitman woman found dead in Logan Airport parking garage says homicide detectives notified family in overnight hours. Arrest warrant issued for 40-year-old Kevin Kangethe who police believe boarded flight to Kenya <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Boston25?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Boston25<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WIfkL9MaR8\">pic.twitter.com\/WIfkL9MaR8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drew Karedes (@DrewKaredes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewKaredes\/status\/1720171298238673028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The investigation led authorities to suspect Kevin Kang\u2019ethe based on evidence found in a vehicle registered under his name.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities believe that Kang\u2019ethe fled to Kenya following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>However, the motive behind the suspected murder has yet to be established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kenyan man identified as Kevin Kang\u2019ethe, 40 years old, has been arrested in Nairobi on charges of murder committed at an airport in the United States. 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