Overview

• High court judge Alexander Muteti issued an arrest warrant for Robert James Purkiss after finding probable cause in the 2012 killing of Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki.
• The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said extradition proceedings will be initiated, and the case is listed for a court mention on 21 October.
• Court documents identify Purkiss, 38, a former Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment medic, as the accused on a single count of murder.
• The UK government and British High Commission reiterated they will cooperate, but have not confirmed receipt of a formal extradition request; any request must be certified by the Home Office and tested in UK courts.
• A 2019 inquest found Wanjiru was killed by one or more British soldiers, a 2021 Sunday Times report cited an alleged confession, and Kenyan detectives have traveled to the UK to interview witnesses; extradition, if granted, could be unprecedented for a former British soldier.