Fresh details have come to light regarding a CCTV technician believed to have played a role in tampering with critical security footage at the Central Police Station in Nairobi.
This footage is linked to the mysterious death of Albert Ojwang, a social media influencer and teacher.
According to reports, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested the technician on the morning of Friday, June 13, during what appeared to be a planned operation at his home in a densely populated estate in Nairobi.
Sources familiar with the case revealed that the technician was the person who installed the station’s entire surveillance system in 2024.
This included 25 cameras and a digital video recorder (DVR), which is responsible for storing all the recorded footage.
The technician told investigators that he received a call just after 6:00 am on Saturday, June 8, from a police officer stationed at Central Police Station.
The officer reportedly asked him to report to the station urgently. Upon arrival, the technician said he was directed to a senior officer’s office—where the DVR was kept—and was instructed to delete footage from two specific days: Thursday, June 6, and Friday, June 7.
However, the technician reportedly explained to the officers that it was not possible to selectively delete footage from specific dates.
He said that the only way to remove that footage would be to format the entire hard drive, a process that wipes all recorded data and resets the system to default settings.
He further claimed that he did not erase or remove any data and was handed Ksh3,000 by a senior officer after the meeting. It is unclear whether this money was meant as payment for his services or served another purpose.
This new information comes shortly after the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) confirmed that the CCTV systems at the station had indeed been tampered with.
IPOA’s Deputy Chairperson, Ann Wanjiku, shared these findings on Wednesday, June 11, while appearing before the Senate during a hearing on the circumstances surrounding Ojwang’s death.
Wanjiku explained that IPOA only became aware of the case after it was widely reported in the media. Following this, the authority quickly launched an investigation, which revealed several discrepancies in the National Police Service’s (NPS) official account of what happened.
“One of our key findings was that the CCTV systems located at the office of the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) had been interfered with,” Wanjiku stated, raising further concerns about what the footage might have shown had it remained intact.
Albert Ojwang was arrested at his residence in Homa Bay County on Friday, June 7, by officers from the DCI. He was accused of spreading false information online and was taken into custody for questioning.
That Saturday evening, he was booked into Central Police Station under Occurrence Book (OB) number 136/7/6/2025 at around 9:35 pm.
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja later confirmed that Ojwang, who had a background in teaching, was moved to another holding cell within the station shortly after his booking.
However, what followed raised more questions than answers. During routine checks later that night, officers allegedly found Ojwang unconscious inside his cell. He was rushed to Mbagathi Hospital but was declared dead on arrival on Sunday, June 8.
A police report initially claimed that Ojwang died by suicide, stating he had repeatedly banged his head against the wall. This explanation was met with public outcry and skepticism.
When the results of the postmortem examination were eventually released, they painted a completely different picture.
Pathologists concluded that Ojwang died due to multiple serious injuries, including head trauma, neck compression, and extensive soft tissue damage. These findings strongly contradicted the suicide theory, pointing instead to possible foul play.
As public pressure mounts, questions remain about who ordered the alleged deletion of the footage, what it may have captured, and who should be held accountable for both the suspected cover-up and the tragic death of Albert Ojwang.
The case continues to spark outrage across the country, with human rights groups, civil society, and lawmakers demanding transparency and justice for the young man whose life ended in such troubling circumstances.
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