Cop Reveals Shocking Details About Blogger Ojwang’s Death at Central Police Station
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eliud Lagat, is facing serious legal trouble after being linked to the controversial death of blogger Albert Ojwang.
The case has taken several unexpected turns since Ojwang’s death was made public on June 8. Now, fresh revelations have thrown the spotlight on top-ranking police officers at the Central Police Station in Nairobi, where the blogger is believed to have died under suspicious circumstances.
On Monday, June 16, Police Constable James Mukwana—who was the first officer to be arrested in connection with Ojwang’s death—came forward with a detailed and disturbing account of what allegedly happened.
His testimony has now brought even more powerful names into the spotlight, including DIG Lagat and the Central Police Station’s Officer Commanding Station (OCS), Samsom Talaam.
According to Mukwana’s statement, events began unfolding on the evening of June 7. He says he was called to the office of OCS Talaam and informed that a special directive had come from DIG Lagat.
He was told that a certain suspect would arrive at the station around 8 p.m. and that the individual needed to be “dealt with” according to orders from higher authorities.
When Mukwana asked what would happen if the situation went wrong, he was reassured that as a junior officer, he wouldn’t be held responsible because he was simply following orders from above.
True to the warning, at around 9 p.m., a black Subaru pulled up at the station with Ojwang in handcuffs. The OCS was contacted immediately to verify the identity of the suspect.
Upon confirmation that the individual was indeed Albert Ojwang, he was formally booked at the station at around 9:20 p.m.
What followed next, according to Mukwana, was a horrifying ordeal. He claims that four officers, all of whom are now in custody, were involved in brutally torturing Ojwang. Each of these officers was allegedly given Ksh2,000 to carry out the beating.
The constable says he later heard piercing screams coming from the cell where Ojwang was being held. When he went to check, he was shocked to find the blogger in a terrible state, bleeding from his mouth and clearly in agony.
Deeply alarmed, Mukwana says he pleaded with the Deputy OCS to rush Ojwang to the hospital. However, it remains unclear whether his plea was ignored or delayed. Sadly, just a few hours later, Ojwang was dead.
The following morning, on June 8, Mukwana says he began receiving several phone calls from fellow officers asking if he had heard about Ojwang’s death. The OCS allegedly assured him that everything was under control. But that false sense of security quickly fell apart over the next few days.
By June 11, Mukwana was summoned by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to provide a statement.
During this meeting, he admitted that he gave a false version of the events, a story that had been coordinated by several officers in an attempt to cover up the truth.
However, the cover-up began to fall apart, and the blame started shifting toward Mukwana. He says that guilt consumed him in the following days. On June 12, he returned to IPOA and gave a second statement—this time telling the truth about what had happened.
He acknowledged that he had lied the first time and said he deeply regretted being part of the plan to mislead investigators.
In a heartbreaking conclusion to his testimony, Mukwana said it was never the intention to kill Ojwang—only to punish him.
“Those were the instructions from OCS Talaam, who said he was acting on orders from DIG Lagat,” he told IPOA investigators. “To Ojwang’s family, I am deeply sorry. May God comfort you.”
Interestingly, just hours before these explosive statements were made public, DIG Eliud Lagat announced that he would temporarily step aside from his position.
He said this was to allow for transparent investigations into the circumstances surrounding Ojwang’s death.
The case has now become one of the most disturbing examples of alleged police abuse in recent memory and could have far-reaching implications for the top ranks of the Kenya Police Service.
Investigations by IPOA are ongoing, and more details are expected to emerge as the case develops.
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