The truth is beginning to surface in the chilling death of social media influencer and political blogger Albert Ojwang — and now, so are the names of the officers who last had him alive.
In a stunning revelation before the Senate Justice and Legal Affairs Committee this morning, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) officially named five police officers linked to the arrest of Ojwang on June 7 in Homa Bay — just hours before he was found dead inside a police cell under circumstances that have sent shockwaves across the nation.
The officers named are:
- Sergeant Sigei
- Sergeant Wesley Kipkorir Kirui
- PC Dennis Kinyoni
- PC Milton Mwanze
- PC Boniface Rabudo
IPOA Vice Chairperson Ann Wanjiku, appearing before the Senate, confirmed that these officers were directly involved in the controversial arrest carried out around 2:30pm — marking the beginning of what has now become a national scandal involving alleged torture, extrajudicial killing, and a suspected cover-up.
“This is a grave matter. We are pursuing every lead, and we will not hesitate to recommend criminal charges if evidence supports it,” Wanjiku declared.
Albert Ojwang’s mysterious death in custody has triggered a firestorm on social media and reignited public fury over rampant police brutality and systemic abuse of power. His family insists that he was in perfect health during the time of arrest — yet, by morning, he was dead. The police’s initial explanation that he “collapsed in the cell” has been widely dismissed as implausible and insulting to Kenyans’ intelligence.
Human rights groups, fellow digital activists, and members of the public are calling this a state-sanctioned execution aimed at silencing a growing voice of dissent.
Senators at the session did not hold back either, with Homa Bay’s Senator Crystal Atieno demanding the immediate suspension and arrest of the officers.
“This is not a normal death. This is a state murder in plain sight. We will not allow the blood of our young voices to be spilled without consequence,” Atieno thundered.
Already, plans are underway for a massive countrywide protest this weekend under the banner #JusticeForOjwang as Kenyans demand accountability, truth, and justice.
Meanwhile, IPOA says it is fast-tracking the investigation and has assured the public that it will pursue the matter to its logical conclusion — even if it leads to the courtroom.
Albert Ojwang is dead. But his voice — and now, his story — may yet become the spark that forces a reckoning with Kenya’s brutal policing system.
