Also known as: Albert Omondi Ojwang · blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang · Albert Odhiambo Ojwang · Teacher Albert Odhiambo Ojwang
Teacher who died in custody at Central Police Station; prosecutors allege he was beaten, strangled and assaulted to death in June 2025.
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The Standard
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) on Thursday presented chilling CCTV evidence detailing the final hours of teacher Albert Ojwang before he was allegedly murdered at Nairobi's Central Police Station. …
Cell of Death: CCTV exposes Albert Ojwang's final hoursCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 21 – The murder trial of Albert Ojwang heard Tuesday that forensic analysis of CCTV footage recovered from Central Police Station shows the deceased entered the station alive and responsive but was later removed while unresponsive, as prosecutors sought to str …
CCTV forensic analysis shows Albert Ojwang entered police station alive, left unresponsiveCitizen Digital
CCTV footage shows Albert Ojwang alive moments before being locked in police cells By Dzuya Walter July 21, 2026 06:09 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Albert Ojwang Audio By Vocalize The hearing in the murd …
CCTV footage shows Albert Ojwang alive moments before being locked in police cellsCitizen Digital
… Another similar instance was witnessed in June 2025, during protests demanding justice over the death of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang ’, who was allegedly killed in police custody. …
President Ruto directs security agencies to tame goonismCitizen Digital
… sentry on night of Ojwang murder By Dzuya Walter July 21, 2026 12:12 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter CCTV footage shows movement of Police Constable Peter Kimani the cell sentry on the day of Albert Ojwang …
CCTV shows Constable Kimani as cell sentry on night of Ojwang murderThe Standard
Teacher Albert Odhiambo Ojwang was clobbered with a blunt object, strangled and assaulted to death inside a cell at Central Police Station and not an accident as alleged, the High Court has been told. …
How CCTV footage in Albert Ojwang murder was tampered withCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 20 – A protected witness on Monday told the High Court that he was instructed to format the CCTV recording system at Nairobi’s Central Police Station, effectively erasing surveillance footage recorded around the time detainee Albert Ojwang died in custody. …
Protected witness tells court OCS ordered CCTV footage formatted after Albert Ojwang’s deathCitizen Digital
OCS Talaam, co-accused deliberately assaulted Albert Ojwang to death - DPP By Dzuya Walter July 20, 2026 01:26 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Albert Ojwang Audio By Vocalize Former Central Police Station O …
OCS Talaam, co-accused deliberately assaulted Albert Ojwang to death - DPPThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe late Albert Ojwang was beaten up with a blunt object and strangled to death, the Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga has said. …
Revealed: Albert Ojwang was tortured and strangled to deathThe Standard
People take part in a demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 17, 2025, following the death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody. …
How Kenya's mass protests with long, rich history have been hijacked by elitesThe Independent Policing Oversight Authority presented CCTV footage showing teacher Albert Ojwang arriving alive at Nairobi's Central Police Station and later being removed from cells unresponsive, according to IPOA's Head of Forensics Joshua Mutua.
7 hours ago · The Standard →
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority presented CCTV footage showing teacher Albert Ojwang arriving alive at Nairobi's Central Police Station and later being removed from cells unresponsive, according to IPOA's Head of Forensics Joshua Mutua.
7 hours ago · The Standard →
Forensic analysis of CCTV footage from Central Police Station presented at a murder trial shows the deceased entered the station alive and responsive but was later removed while unresponsive, according to testimony from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Head of Forensics.
15 hours ago · Capital News →
CCTV footage presented in a Nairobi High Court hearing showed teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang arriving alive at Nairobi Central Police Station on June 7, 2025, and making phone calls before being escorted to holding cells where prosecutors allege he was fatally assaulted. An IPOA forensic investigator testified that the station's CCTV system power cable had been disconnected and hard drives formatted on June 8.
16 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
President Ruto has warned that the rise of violent youthful groups poses a threat to national security and economic growth, noting that some arrested for criminality are given low bail and later appear at political rallies as goons.
19 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
A protected prosecution witness testified in the Albert Omondi Ojwang murder trial that CCTV footage showed Police Constable Peter Kimani serving as the cell sentry at Nairobi Central Police Station on the night of June 7 and 8, 2025; the witness explained that the cell sentry is the only officer authorized to grant or deny access to police cells.
22 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Teacher Albert Odhiambo Ojwang was beaten with a blunt object, strangled and assaulted to death inside a cell at Central Police Station, not in an accident as alleged, according to evidence presented to the High Court. The Director of Public Prosecutions presented witness accounts to Judge Diana Kavedza regarding events on June 7 and 8 last year when Ojwang was detained at Central Police Station.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
A protected witness told the High Court that he was instructed to format the CCTV recording system at Nairobi's Central Police Station, erasing surveillance footage around the time detainee Albert Ojwang died in custody. Six police officers and civilians, including former OCS Samson Kiprotich Talaam, are on trial for murder in connection with Ojwang's death.
20 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Director of Public Prosecutions has told the High Court that former Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam and a co-accused deliberately assaulted Albert Omondi Ojwang to death while he was in custody before attempting to cover up the crime. The prosecution said it will present evidence including family testimony about Ojwang's health at arrest, police officer testimony, and pathologist findings to prove the fatal assault.
20 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga told a Kibra court that evidence indicates teacher Albert Ojwang was beaten with a blunt object and strangled to death in a planned killing, contradicting initial claims he hit his head accidentally. Evidence shows CCTV footage at Nairobi's Central Police Station and data from the Independent Police Oversight Authority were deleted and formatted to hide evidence.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Standard reports that Kenya's long tradition of mass protests has been hijacked by elites, with the article examining how grassroots movements have been appropriated for political purposes.
25 June 2026 · The Standard →