Why Albert Ojwang’s death has put Kenya police in trial

“My son died like an animal,” said Meshack Ojwang, before breaking the tears in the Kenyan capital of the Kenyan capital, in the capital of Kenya, Nairobi.

Albert Ojwang’s son was arrested in the town of Kakoth, in the western town of Homa Bay, the day before June 7, 2025, Saturday – Nevnina had lunch with his wife.

One of the five officers was told him that he was accused of police offending police officer with his family.

“If we asked the police to be safe, because we heard the stories of some who were kidnapped,” said Onyan’s Mrs. BBC. “Make us sure, even give us their numbers.”

When Mr. Ojwang was reserved at the Central Police station, around 21:30 Saturday, he left his wife on the phone.

“When we talked, this was like:” As much as I’m stressed, don’t worry so much. I’ll see you soon. “I think they were his last words,” he said.

The father was worried and decided to follow his son, 350 km (220 kilometers) traveling to Nairobi.

He said that after several hours after arrival at the early Station Sunday morning, he said he died for his son’s self-inflicted wounds.

As he was standing next to disbelief and his lawyer, he was bleeding from his nose and was injured trunk and face. He was also a shirt, but it was not the police on how I gave it on Saturday.

Interview with hearts in Swahili and his touch silently touched Kenyans and Hashtagforalbertojwang immediately begun trend.

Kenya has a history of the brutality of the police, but the following appearances were surprised to the nation.

Parliament also called the General Police, the head of the Directorate Penalty (DCI) Management headaches, Minister of Interior and Independent Policy (IPO) for interrogation.

It is difficult to imagine why he died 31 years of graduate education graduate died of such rough circumstances.

It is clear that his father, who worked in a quarry of Kenya in a southeastern quarry was proud that such such a such son did it academically.

“No one could hurt anyone, online or physically,” David Bwakal said, Kituma Secondary Education Teaching, Kenya’s daily newspaper newspaper.

Albert Ojwang, Manchester United football fan, taught religious studies, history and rugby in the town of Mwatate in the southeast of Kenya.

It was only a couple of terms that lasted last year was working in a government contract, but privately through the school’s Board of Directors.

It is common for new teachers – He didn’t have a long time to graduate from Pwani University – and such arrangements should not be paid well.

Mr. Bwakal said his friend to discuss recently contact, he expected to publish as a government teacher.

And it was an exciting time for Mr. Ojwang, who lived in the town of Malindi coast, he and his 26-year-old wife returned home to Homa Bay, to present his family properly.

They arrived in April and according to Luo Customs, they formalized the wedding.

Part of these traditions have his “Simba” – or the high school quad to be at his father’s house “for the couple and three-year-old son George housing.

It helped parents with a few farm work on two hectare plots of the family. He and his wife were making plans for the future as Onyango’s health workers.

Mr. Ojwang also tried to earn money as a creator of digital content, and was part of a youth movement about social media about political and social issues.

This is what brought his death.

It is not clear that the X followers had been removed after his account was arrested, but the colleagues said he had a strong online presence and often participated in social network campaigns.

He used a pseudonimo – something that is unusual with Kenyans about the discrepancy of young people.

Activists have linked his death to a broader tendency to the impunity of the police, referring to deaths of more than 60 young people in protests.

“Ojwang’s death is not an isolated event, but in the Institutionalized Police Service (NPS),” Human Rights Muslims (Muhuri), Khelef Khalifa, told the local media.

But the case of Albert Ojwang is unusual, research has been quick and accurate. In addition, the two days of television Parliament said Kenyans heard himself to death with distressing details.

Last Wednesday, last Wednesday, after the police statement was previously founded, Mr. Ojwang was unconsciously found in his cell and went to the hospital, after his head injuries were hidden against a wall.

Mortemost analysis and IPO was not an unusual study when the blogger killed himself.

Police leader apologized and accused his junior ‘mislower’ error.

He said the arrest of Mr. Ojwang was aimed at his deputy from online office, Eliud Lagat – Since he has left. Lagat said that he was doing the “good good thinking of the police, and would provide support to the death of the blog.

Kanja’s statements According to Parliament, Lagat believed that the alleged California believed that the alleged California was rotten, tank and traffic changes “to control the flow of income and intelligence”.

The statement of Mr. Kanja has several other messages that Lagat was investigating the Ethics and Corruption Commission (EACC).

According to the statement of the police chief’s parliament, Lagat presented the complaint on the 3rd DCI. The next day the EACC confirmed the next day he continued to Lagat, who believed that the police thought it was “serious case” according to the wrong computer and cyber credits.

Kanja said that communication authority contacted two accounts related to messages. On June 5, he led to the arrest of man, revealed that he had participated in the campaign and other four.

Two days later, the police followed Mr. Ojwang in the western Kenya.

In his testimony, the President of Anne Wanjiku gave a shocking detail about the last hours of the life of Mr. Ojwang.

Two witnesses, two witnesses in a surrounding cell, told them that the Ipoa died at night to hear the loud cries.

IPOA researchers say that a technician pays $ 30 (£ 22) at the station to disconnect CCTV.

Once the auditions of Parliament is over, Two police were arrested related to the death of Mr. Ojwang.

The IPOA, which brings the case, said Junes Mukhwana’s Junior Junior Officers told the researchers who intended to be “discipline”, not killing Mr. Ojwang.

Samson Talam said in charge of the station, Samson Talam, who contacted Mr. Lagat, and gave Mr. Ojwang to pay for two prisoners.

Mr. Talam, through his lawyers, denied that the allegation and Lagat did not comment.

In Kenyan Law, police care for police are eligible for specific protections, such as defenders or support people’s right to legal representation and communication.

Ojwang’s family remain difficult to absorb loss.

“I didn’t believe it until I saw her body in the morbid,” said Onyan, BBC gave him signs of torture. “They were like things we see in the movies … I’ve never seen such a body. So her heart broke,” he said.

President William Ruto was in 2022, committed the history of Kenya’s death, when he opposed his shock, says, “This tragic appearance is in the hands of the police and is unacceptable.”

Police asked to fully operate for “quick, transparent and compelling research”.

“I fully hope that this truth of what happened to Ojwang will be established and is served justice,” he added.

However, there were almost 160 cases of alleged premiere enforcement and disappearance of almost 160 cases during Kenya, Kenya by Human Rights Commission (KHRC)).

IPOA President Ahmed Issack said when MPS questioned Thursday, at least 20 people killed by the police who were killed in the last four months.

“It’s as if our constitutions can be read, and we forget tomorrow,” said Ojwang to BBC.

The mourne has overflowed by the widow of Mr. Ojwang: “I don’t know what will happen next, what was my best friend … It’s not there. So I feel like that my world is so small.”

As father-father, Mrs. Onyan is case, who has sparked protests, that it can be a turning point.

“I think Albert’s death must be an eye opening because I showed me some things that are happening in the cells we may not know.

“I really want to talk to my colleagues to stand in our shoes and try to talk about this topic so everyone can be responsible.”