Overview

• Nairobi High Court Justice Alexander Muteti found probable cause and issued a warrant for an unnamed United Kingdom citizen over Agnes Wanjiru’s 2012 murder.
• Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions said evidence links the suspect to the killing and announced that extradition proceedings will be initiated.
• The case is scheduled to return to court on October 21, with the British High Commission reiterating that the UK will cooperate with Kenyan authorities.
• Recent steps build on a 2023 UK–Kenya agreement enabling local trials of British troops and on Kenyan investigators’ trips to the UK to question witnesses.
• Wanjiru’s family called the development overdue progress, stressing that justice requires a trial and accountability after years of delays.