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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.

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