Court allows extradition of US man over murder

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A Nairobi court has allowed the extradition of a United States fugitive wanted in Minnesota over the alleged murder of a woman who died after consuming drugs laced with deadly fentanyl.

Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina on Monday granted a request by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga, ordering the Government of Kenya to surrender Hudeife Muhumed Mire, a US citizen, to American authorities to face criminal charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter before the US District Court for the District of Minnesota.

“This court finds that the DPP has placed sufficient evidence to support the extraction of the suspect to the US. I do hereby order the government of Kenya to surrender Mire to the government of the US to face prosecution of the offences of Murder and Manslaughter,” Onyina ruled.

In his ruling, the magistrate said the evidence placed before the court established a clear connection between Mire and the deceased before he fled to Kenya after the alleged crimes.

“Indeed, the evidence tendered in court established a link between Mire and the deceased,” he said.

The court further directed that Mire be detained at Gigiri Police Station pending his formal extradition by the Kenyan government.

Mire is wanted in the United States in connection with the death of Samantha Myers, who allegedly died in April 2022 after consuming narcotics sold to her by the suspect.

According to the prosecution, Mire allegedly caused Myers’ death on April 16, 2022, by selling her drugs laced with fentanyl, leading to a fatal overdose.

Following the incident, Mire is said to have fled the State of Minnesota and travelled to Nairobi in an attempt to evade prosecution, an act the prosecution argued constitutes an extraditable offence under Kenyan law.

The case arose from an application dated November 19, 2025, filed by the DPP under Article 2(6) of the Constitution, the Extradition (Contiguous and Foreign Countries) Act, and existing extradition agreements between Kenya and the United States.

The application sought endorsement of a warrant of arrest issued by the US District Court for the District of Minnesota and Mire’s surrender to face trial.

Court records show that the arrest warrant was issued on July 5, 2022, in Criminal Case No. 22-MJ-541-TNM, in which Mire faces charges including third-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, selling and distributing controlled substances, culpable negligence, creating unreasonable risk, and flight to avoid prosecution.

The court heard that the extradition request was transmitted to Kenya through diplomatic channels involving the United States Department of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, and the Office of the Attorney General.

“There is therefore a warrant of arrest issued by a competent court in the United States and since Mire does not oppose the extradition, the same is allowed,” Onyina stated.

The magistrate further held that there was no legal impediment to Mire’s surrender, noting that the alleged offences were not political in nature and were committed outside Kenya.

“From the material before the court, there is no indication that the offences for which the respondent is sought to be surrendered are political offences,” he said.

Mire was arrested on October 29 in the Ongata Rongai area of Kajiado County following the execution of the U.S. arrest warrant.

Court documents indicate that he was booked at Gigiri Police Station under OB No. 50/29/10/2025 at 8.00 p.m.

An affidavit sworn by Inspector Lazarus Njuguna, a police officer seconded to the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, stated that Mire is wanted pursuant to a warrant issued in Case No. 22-MJ-541(TNL) dated July 5, 2022.

“The suspect fled the State of Minnesota and travelled to Nairobi, Kenya, with intent to evade prosecution, thereby constituting an extraditable offence under Kenyan law,” Njuguna said, adding that Mire posed a significant flight risk if released.