2 arrested in Kenya amid search for man who escaped custody after allegedly killing girlfriend in Boston

Two people have been arrested for allegedly helping Kevin Kangethe escape custody. He is accused of murdering his girlfriend and leaving her in an airport parking lot.

Kenyan police have arrested two people they believe helped a man escape custody as he was awaiting extradition for allegedly killing his girlfriend in the U.S. last year.

In addition to announcing the arrests, Amin Mohammed Ibrahim, chief of Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations, said Tuesday they have made progress in their search for Kevin Kangethe.

"It's unfortunate that after we made laborious efforts to apprehend him that through circumstances yet to be determined Kevin escaped from police custody, Muthaiga police station for that matter," he said. "But so far so good, we have progressed very well and as of today arrested two people who we suspect facilitated the disappearance of the fugitive."

Authorities offered no further details on the two people who were arrested or how they helped facilitate Kangethe's escape.