The unexplained death of blogger Albert Ojwang, just two days after his arrest, has sparked nationwide outrage and intensified calls for police accountability and justice.
Ojwang was picked up from his home in Kokwanyo Village, Kabondo Kasipul Constituency, Homa Bay County, on the afternoon of Friday, June 6, by men believed to be plainclothes police officers. He was declared dead on Sunday morning, June 8 — a mere 48 hours later.
According to Citizen TV investigations, Ojwang’s final hours were marked by a chilling chain of events that raise serious questions about extrajudicial practices within the country’s law enforcement agencies.
Eyewitnesses say three motorbikes arrived at Ojwang’s home around 1:30pm as he was having lunch with his wife and child.
The men—some identifying themselves as officers—reportedly included known figures: Bwana Sigei and Bwana Rapudo, as identified by Joseph Okumu, the family spokesperson.
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“Walichukua kijana wakiwemo maafisa sita,” Okumu recounted. The officers departed with Ojwang, who was placed between two men on the second motorbike. He would never return alive.
The first stop was Mawego Police Station, just 10 minutes away. His father, Meshack Ojwang’, said his son was interrogated for hours before being transferred into a blue Subaru SUV by evening. No clear OB (Occurrence Book) entry exists at Mawego to track the precise time or nature of this transfer.
Instead of being promptly booked at their next stop, Ojwang only reappeared in the system nearly 32 hours later, on Saturday, June 7 at 9:35pm, at the Nairobi Central Police Station—over 400 kilometers away from where he had been taken. Notably, under OB number 137/7/6/2025, his condition was listed as sick.
Sources within the station told Citizen TV that Ojwang arrived with visible injuries and bleeding. The brutality he endured became clear after a postmortem examination by government pathologist Dr. Bernard Midia, who cited head trauma, neck compression, and multiple soft tissue injuries.
“He was severely injured—on the head, neck, and across the body,” Dr. Midia confirmed.
Further evidence from within his Nairobi police cell, including bloodstains on the wall and floor, and attempts to wash away traces with water, painted a disturbing picture of possible torture while in custody.
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