Extradition of three Kenyans approved by court
Principal Magistrate P.K. Mutai granted the request. As a result, Francis Asanyo, Peter Omari and Elvis Obaigwa could be surrendered to U.S. authorities to face criminal charges.
The court also endorsed arrest warrants from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division. The court issued the warrants on November 15, 2023.
Three Kenyans face criminal charges in the US
According to the extradition request, U.S. authorities want the three men over several criminal allegations.
These include conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and aiding and abetting.
Meanwhile, the proceedings followed a formal extradition request from the United States. Kenya received the request through its Central Authority, the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice, on February 26, 2026.
Jeffrey M. Olson, Associate Director in the Office of International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, presented the request.
Court allows extradition of three Kenyans
After reviewing the request and supporting evidence, the DPP concluded that the applicants had met the legal threshold under Kenya’s extradition laws.
The DPP then asked the court to issue orders to facilitate the extradition of three Kenyans to the United States.
In its ruling, the court ordered the three respondents to remain at Industrial Area Prison. They will stay there pending completion of the extradition process to the United States.
