The High Court in Kibera has adjourned the murder trial of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang to December 14 after Justice Kavedza pushed the remaining hearings to the end of the year due to the court’s packed schedule.
The court also set aside additional hearing dates for the continuation of the high-profile trial.
Before the adjournment, the court heard key testimony from Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) investigator John Mutua and reviewed crucial electronic evidence detailing Ojwang’s final hours at Nairobi’s Central Police Station before his death in police custody in June 2025.
Recovered CCTV footage presented in court showed Ojwang arriving at the station in good physical condition before he was escorted to the cells, while forensic investigators testified that approximately 489 gigabytes of deleted surveillance footage had been recovered after the station’s CCTV system was allegedly tampered with following his death.
The court also heard that the recovered recordings captured the movements of officers inside the station during the period Ojwang was in custody, forming part of the prosecution’s evidence in the case.
Six suspects remain in custody over the death, including former Central Police Station Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Samson Talaam, Police Constables James Mukhwana and Peter Kimani, former General Service Unit (GSU) officer John Ngige, and civilians Jim Ambao and Brian Njue.
The suspects have been denied bond after the court ruled that releasing them posed a risk of witness interference. They will remain in remand until the trial resumes on December 14.
Albert Ojwang died in police custody at Nairobi Central Police Station in June 2025. His death sparked widespread public outrage and prompted investigations by IPOA, leading to murder charges against the six accused persons. The hearing is expected to resume before the High Court in Kibera later this year.
