Sources indicate that he has been operating as a de facto police chief, making key decisions on deployments, promotions, and transfers.
Defence lawyers allege fraudulent messages were sent from the detained officer’s device, including demands for KSh 80,000 from prominent lawyer A Nairobi magistrate has summoned a...
HOMA BAY – Meshack Opiyo Ojwang expressed gratitude to President William Ruto for personally calling and donating Sh2 million following the death of his son, Albert,...
Lagat’s name became central to the probe after he filed a defamation complaint that led to Ojwang’s arrest - the last known contact the deceased had...
The preparation began with the systematic emptying of the Central Police Station cells.
He said the OCS and the officer asked him to delete footage from June 6 and 7.
“The Medical Officer on call assessed the male and confirmed it to be a corpse brought in dead,” the report reads.
Ojwang’s death has reignited public anger, with many viewing it as part of a broader pattern of state repression against activists and bloggers.
A police constable attached to the Nairobi Central Police Station has been arrested in connection to the brutal murder of teacher-cum-blogger Albert Ojwang. Constable James Mukhwana,...
IPOA has revealed that all 17 police officers involved in the arrest, transportation, and detention of the late Albert Ojwang are now considered murder suspects with...
Protesters torch vehicles, vandalize infrastructure as calls for Deputy IG’s resignation escalate NAIROBI, Kenya – Protests demanding justice for slain teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang turned...
Inspector General Douglas Kanja maintains his deputy will only step aside if directly implicated in ongoing IPOA investigations into Albert Ojwang’s controversial death in police custody...
Inside the forest, sources allege Ojwang was beaten unconscious—kicked, punched, and assaulted while handcuffed—by a group of officers that included a senior police figure and his...
The officers claim they took immediate action to rush Ojwang to hospital upon noticing his poor health condition, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
“It has been confirmed that before the booking, the report office personnel called the OCS, who declined to book the suspect,” Amin told senators.
Former Interior CS’s condemnation of police brutality rings hollow as critics point to his tenure’s dark legacy NAIROBI, Kenya – Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i’s...
In a statement released Tuesday, the President expressed “utter shock and deep dismay” over Ojwang’s death, describing the incident as “heartbreaking and unacceptable.”
One post specifically depicted Lagat alongside Nairobi Area Commander Joseph Chirchir under the caption “EACC investigating top cop after purchase of Ksh335.9 million home in Dubai,”...
Under pressure from senators, Murkomen pledged that the government would not shield anyone found culpable in the blogger’s death, describing the incident as “regrettable” and extending...
Meshack Opiyo, who had travelled from Homa Bay to Nairobi hoping to rescue his only child, was met with devastating news: his son was already dead.