Kenya: LSK Wants Police Officers Interdicted Over Influencer Albert Ojwang's Death Named

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Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi shared this post on his Instagram account: Albert Ojwang has been silenced forever by Ruto’s regime. Just a month ago, he was overjoyed after becoming a father. Albert was a teacher who was using his social media platforms to fight for a better Kenya. DCI officers picked him up from his house in Homa Bay and then drove more than 350 km away to Nairobi, where they ended up murdering him inside a cold holding cell at the Central Police Station. And what crime did he commit to deserve being killed? He is alleged to have accused Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Langat of collecting bribes amounting to Ksh 100 million every month. We all know that's possible because the Kenya Police force is one of the most corrupt institutions in Kenya. Every day, young people are arrested for loitering, vagrancy, touting, being drunk and disorderly, smoking bhang, not carrying an ID, or even just daring to breathe in the presence of extortionist cops. They are then forced to pay bribes at police stations to secure their freedom, with those who fail to pay appearing in court on trumped-up charges. The money collected from them is shared among police officers and their seniors. If Langat is collecting that kind of money, those bribes must be reaching his boss, Kanja, and their godfather, Mr Ruto. Ruto is the king of ruin - he would rather burn Kenya to the ground and rule over the ashes. We shall not allow one sociopath to destroy the country so that he can he feel warm. We shall protect and defend Kenya from a murderous, greedy president who doesn't respect the rule of law or even the taxpayers who pay his fat salary. #endpolicebrutality #justiceforalbertojwang #justice4albertojwang #rutomustgo #NeverForgetKE #fagiawote #mwanzompya #justice4ourmashujaaz
9 June 2025
Capital FM (Nairobi)
By Wangechi Purity

Nairobi — The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) now want Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to publicly disclose the names of police officers interdicted in connection with the arrest and transfer of Albert Ojwang from Homa Bay County to Nairobi.

Addressing the media on Monday, LSK President Faith Odhiambo called for immediate transparency, saying the public deserves to know the identities of the officers involved in the incident so that they can be held accountable.

Odhiambo further questioned whether the officers who picked up Ojwang are among those interdicted and demanded clarity on the matter.

"We want to know who these officers are, the ones who picked Albert Ojwang, are they part and parcel of those interdicted?" she asked.

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The LSK President emphasized that withholding the names of the interdicted officers undermines transparency and erodes public confidence in law enforcement.

She stated that Ojwang's arrest and relocation from Homa Bay under unclear circumstances has sparked outrage and intensified scrutiny on police conduct.

Further, she condemned the way the operation was carried out and insists that only full disclosure will restore public trust.

She also raised concerns over the safety of detainees while in police custody and the trend of abuse and mistreatment that has characterized Kenya police cells particularly the Central Police Station in Nairobi.

"We have sounded grave apprehension over Central Police Station in Nairobi, which (4:05) has been a poster boy for police brutality and overreach. This must come to an end," she stated.

The LSK now wants the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to step in and ensure that justice is served.

The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, has not yet released an official list of the interdicted officers.

However, he ordered the immediate interdiction of the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Central Police Station, the duty officer on shift the night of Ojwang's death, the cells entry on duty at the time, and all officers who were manning the report office that night.

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