First Suspect Arrested in the Murder of Blogger Albert Ojwang
Police have made the first arrest in the ongoing investigation into the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang. On Thursday, June 12, a police officer attached to the Central Police Station in Nairobi was taken into custody.
According to reports shared with Kenyans.co.ke, the officer is currently being held at the Capitol Hill Police Station.
A memo released on Thursday evening confirmed the arrest, stating: “Please be informed that an officer of Central Police Station Nairobi, was arrested today, 12/06/2025 and placed in custody at Capitol Hill Police Station by officers from the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).”
This significant development comes after several days of thorough investigations by IPOA. On Wednesday, June 11, the oversight body had briefed the Administration and Internal Security Committee, indicating that a major update—specifically the first arrest—would be announced the next day.
Interestingly, the officer who has been arrested was not among the six police officers previously named by IPOA Vice Chairperson Ann Mwangi when she appeared before the Senate. Those six officers were reportedly involved in the arrest of Ojwang at the Leaders Centre in Homa Bay County on Friday, June 7.
Although it has not yet been confirmed whether the arrested officer was directly involved in the murder of Albert Ojwang, sources believe the arrest is linked to serious discrepancies in how the case was handled, especially the events that followed Ojwang’s arrival at the Central Police Station.
Authorities are now investigating claims that the officers on duty that night may have failed to officially book Ojwang upon his arrival.
Moreover, further suspicions were raised when it was discovered that the CCTV surveillance system had been interfered with. The Internal Affairs Unit and IPOA are both probing why the security cameras went offline during the critical moments when Ojwang was brought into the station.
IPOA Chairperson Issack Hassan revealed on Thursday that their technical team found clear evidence of tampering. The digital video recorder (DVR) logs showed that hard disks were swapped out on June 8—just one day after Ojwang’s arrival.
The exact times of these replacements were recorded as 07:23:29 and 07:23:48 a.m., raising further suspicion that this was an attempt to cover up what happened inside the station.
Meanwhile, the official booking record states that Ojwang was logged in at 9:35 p.m. on the night of June 7. However, inconsistencies between this record and the missing CCTV footage have raised numerous red flags.
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja addressed the media on Thursday, confirming that a forensic analysis of the CCTV hard drive is already underway. Experts are attempting to recover deleted or hidden footage to reconstruct the events of that night.
Additionally, investigators are closing in on a specific individual believed to have disconnected the power supply to the CCTV cameras.
This deliberate action led to the system being offline during the crucial period when Ojwang was brought into custody—an act that further deepens the mystery and raises serious questions about a possible cover-up.
The arrest marks a major turning point in the case, and more updates are expected as investigations continue. Authorities have assured the public that all individuals involved, regardless of their rank or position, will be held accountable in the pursuit of justice for Albert Ojwang.
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