Milimani Court to Rule on Bond for UK Murder Suspect

Milimani Principal Magistrate Caroline Mugo will deliver the ruling tomorrow on whether to release Brian Kiplangat on bond pending the hearing and determination of the extradition application.

Prosecuting counsel Victor Owiti in his submission urged the court to deny the suspect bond and direct him to remain in custody until their notice of motion is heard and determined.

“Your honour we plead with this court to give an order for the suspect to remain in custody until our application is heard and determined,” Owiti submitted.

He told the court that the suspect is warranted by a court in the UK where he is connected with the murder of his girlfriend Marianne Nduta Kilonzi in January 2025.

He told the Magistrate that the offence he is alleged to commit is a crime in common law and he is the main suspect since he was captured by CCTV cameras leaving the house of her girlfriend who was later found dead.

“On the same day he was captured leaving the house of the deceased, a few hours later he took a flight and flew back to Kenya and he never returned,” Owiti told the court.

The lawyer also informed the court that the suspect is a flight risk since he does not have a known place of abode and releasing him at this juncture there is a possibility to abscond since now he is aware that he is wanted in the UK to answer the murder charges.

He added that Kiplangat is wanted to face the charges of murder, alternative manslaughter and perverting the course of justice which are serious offences under common law.

The court heard that Kiplangat was arrested on June 10, 2026, at Namanga border with a temporary passport heading to Tanzania where he was arrested. Owiti added that he holds a passport but opted to apply for a temporary one to evade arrest.

Quoting Article 49 of the constitution, he told the court that the accused persons have the right to be released on cash bail or bond unless compelling reasons and “I would wish to remind the defence that the right to bond or cash bail is not absolute.”

The defence drew the court to consider Article 49(h) of the Constitution regarding the right to liberty of the accused or suspects and the same is not supposed to be denied.

“All offences are bailable and we urge this court to dismiss the application by the state to detain the suspect further, he is a Kenyan born in Eldoret,” the defence submitted.

They informed the court that the suspect’s travel documents are held by the immigration hence he cannot leave the jurisdiction of the court.

In determination, the Magistrate directed the matter to proceed tomorrow when she will deliver the ruling on the application.