Saturday, June 13, 2026 - Brian Kiplagat, a Kenyan man accused of murdering his girlfriend, Marianne Nduta Kilonzi, in the United Kingdom before fleeing to Kenya, has been arrested at the Namanga border and is awaiting extradition to London.
The case stems from the death of Marianne Kilonzi, a
43-year-old Kenyan national and Senior Banking Executive at CitiBank, whose body was
discovered in her South London apartment on January 17th, 2025.
According to the London
Metropolitan Police Service, Kilonzi was found with a serious
head injury, prompting a homicide investigation.
Authorities became concerned after she failed to report to
work, an unusual occurrence for the respected professional, who had spent 18
years building a successful career and had risen to the position of Vice President of Trade and Working
Capital Sales at the international banking giant.
Residents of the Royal Arsenal Riverside development on
Argyll Road in Woolwich reported hearing loud disturbances coming from
Kilonzi’s first-floor apartment between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on the night of the
incident.
Investigators subsequently identified Kiplagat as a key
suspect and launched an international manhunt.
After months of investigations and cross-border cooperation,
authorities tracked him down and arrested him at the Kenya-Tanzania border
crossing in Namanga.
He is currently in custody and is expected to be extradited to the United Kingdom to face murder charges.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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