The tragic death of Albert Ojwang, a well-known X influencer, has left many Kenyans in shock and anger. Ojwang was reportedly arrested on June 7, 2025, in Migori County by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations. By the morning of June 8, 2025, he was declared dead.
The official explanation from the police claims he injured himself while in custody and died on the way to Mbagathi Hospital. However, this version of events has been strongly rejected by the public, especially his close friends and followers on X.
According to multiple online sources and discussions, it is believed that his arrest was connected to a series of X posts that criticized Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat. While the exact content of the posts has not been made public, the suspicion is strong because of the timing and the clear efforts to hide the arrest.
One major concern is that Ojwang was not entered into the Occurrence Book at the Central Police Station in Nairobi. This is highly unusual and has been taken as a sign that his detention was off the record, raising even more questions about the role of DIG Lagat and whether there was an attempt to silence a vocal critic.
DIG Eliud Lagat, who holds one of the highest positions in the police force, must be held responsible for the actions of the officers under his command.
The fact that a young Kenyan was arrested in Migori, transported all the way to Nairobi without being booked officially, and then died in police custody is not only disturbing but points to something more sinister. Instead of helping the public get answers, the police have offered a vague and unbelievable excuse that Ojwang somehow managed to fatally harm himself while in a locked cell.
This claim is insulting to the intelligence of Kenyans and only deepens the sense of cover-up and abuse of power.The silence from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the National Police Service has made the situation worse.
No proper explanation, no willingness to investigate, no accountability just a lifeless body and a weak excuse. Social media has exploded with demands for justice. Prominent voices like Cyprian Is Nyakundi and Edgar Wabwire have shared their outrage, calling for an independent probe.
Others, like @georgenjoroge_, have painted Ojwang as a fearless voice who used his platform to speak truth to power. Now he is gone, and the people responsible are hoping the story will fade. It must not.Kenya has a history of suspicious deaths in police custody, and each time, the script is the same excuses, silence, and no justice. The police are supposed to protect citizens, not eliminate them.
The fact that someone can be arrested and die before even being formally recorded in the system is proof that the system itself is broken and being abused by those in power. DIG Lagat must not be allowed to walk away from this without questions. He must explain what his officers were doing with Ojwang and why the legal process was ignored from the start.
Albert Ojwang’s death should not be treated like just another statistic. It is a direct reflection of what happens when power is unchecked. The government must come clean, and the public must not back down until full accountability is achieved. Without that, any citizen can be the next Ojwang taken, silenced, and forgotten.
Let all join hands in condemning this brutally by the same people who are supposed to protect us.
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