The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) secured key court orders in the ongoing extradition proceedings against Kenyan national Brian Kiprop Kiplagat, who is wanted by authorities in the United Kingdom.
Appearing before the Milimani Law Courts, the prosecution informed the court that the United Kingdom is seeking Kiplagat’s extradition to answer charges of murder, manslaughter, perverting the course of justice, and fraud by false representation.
Magistrate Bosibori Nyangema allowed the DPP’s application to endorse two warrants of arrest issued by the Westminster Court, paving the way for the commencement of the extradition process in accordance with Kenyan law and international legal cooperation frameworks.
Prosecution further successfully opposed the suspect’s release on bail, resulting in his remand pending the hearing scheduled for Monday, June 29, 2026, when the court will issue further directions on the extradition proceedings.
Prosecution team consists of Vincent Monda, Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, assisted by Victor Owiti, Magdalyne Nduati, and Brenda Nandwa.
Meanwhile, the prosecution secured a 15-year prison sentence against a 32-year-old barber after a court in Kilifi convicted him of rape.
In a judgment delivered by Chief Magistrate James N. Mwaniki, the court found that the prosecution had proved the charge of rape against Mwakombe Katana Karisa beyond reasonable doubt.
The case was prosecuted by Principal Prosecution Counsel Winnie Atieno Otieno, who presented compelling testimonial, medical, and forensic evidence linking the accused to the offence.
Karisa had been charged with rape contrary to Section 3(1)(a)(c) of the Sexual Offences Act, No. 3 of 2006.
The offence was committed on July 10, 2024 at Kasameni Village in Kilifi County, where the court found that he intentionally and unlawfully penetrated a 21-year-old student without her consent.
Prosecution established that the victim was walking to school at about 6:00 a.m. when the accused accosted her while armed with a knife and a bottle.
He threatened and strangled her before forcibly removing her clothes and sexually assaulting her.
The court heard that shortly after the attack, an independent witness encountered the complainant, observed that her school uniform was soiled, and received her immediate report of the rape.
Medical evidence presented by the prosecution confirmed a recent sexual assault, including a freshly broken hymen and bleeding. Further, forensic analysis detected spermatozoa on exhibits recovered during investigations.
DNA profiling conclusively linked biological material recovered from the exhibits to the accused, corroborating the complainant’s account and placing him at the scene of the crime.
Although Karisa denied the offence and raised an alibi defence, the court found that the prosecution’s evidence overwhelmingly placed him at the scene and conclusively identified him as the perpetrator.
In sentencing the accused to 15 years’ imprisonment, the court underscored the gravity of the offence and the need to protect vulnerable members of society from sexual violence.
The accused was granted 14 days to exercise his right of appeal against both the conviction and sentence.
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