Police facility in Nairobi where detainee Albert Ojwang died in custody in June 2025, with evidence of CCTV tampering under investigation.
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… placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); His death comes at a critical juncture in the murder trial, where he was expected to testify and provide crucial links between the then OCS Samson Talam and the tampering of the CCTV hard drive at Central Police Station …
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'Torture has no place in a democracy': Rights groups demand justice for OtienoStephen Maina Nderitu, a police officer and protected witness in the Albert Ojwang murder case, died on Monday from acute ulcers, cardiac arrest, and depression. His death removes a crucial witness expected to testify about links between the former OCS and CCTV tampering at Central Police Station.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Stephen Maina Nderitu, a police officer and protected witness in the Albert Ojwang murder case, died on Monday from acute ulcers, cardiac arrest, and depression. His death removes a crucial witness expected to testify about links between the former OCS and CCTV tampering at Central Police Station.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Comedian and political activist Eric Omondi was arrested by plainclothes police officers in Nairobi's Central Business District while launching his "Punguza Mzigo" referendum campaign, which seeks to gather one million signatures to support reducing Kenya's counties from 47 to 8 and scrapping several legislative seats.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A viral social media image showing people gathered between vehicles on the Nairobi Expressway sparked robbery allegations, but Moja Expressway management and security authorities confirmed the incident was a brief logistics stop involving a political delegation, not a crime.
4 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission arrested two police officers attached to Kenya Power's Coast Regional Office for allegedly demanding Ksh.100,000 from a complainant in Mombasa after accusing him of illegally connecting electricity to his residence. The officers allegedly offered to refrain from investigating and taking legal action in exchange for payment.
25 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Police in Nairobi arrested three people suspected of running a mobile phone theft syndicate after investigating a phone-snatching case at Kangemi Market. Officers raided a premises at Kimathi House where they recovered 30 suspected stolen handsets.
19 August 2026 · The Standard →
Nyandarua Senator John Methu accused Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen of presiding over a police command structure that allowed hired groups to attack opposition supporters in Nakuru on Thursday, alleging that police officers were instructed to keep off during the violence.
15 August 2026 · Capital News →
A Nairobi court has issued a warrant of arrest against TikToker Joseph Gitonga Kihanya (Gitonga Archives) for failing to appear at a hearing in a Sh500,000 extortion case. Kihanya is accused of demanding the money from a media service provider linked to Co-operative Bank while threatening to damage the bank's reputation on social media.
12 August 2026 · The Standard →
Police arrested two suspected mobile phone snatchers in Nairobi's Central Business District during a raid on Norwich House along Kimathi Street, recovering 41 assorted mobile phones from a locked safe. A third suspect escaped and remains at large as investigators work to establish the phones' rightful owners.
7 August 2026 · The Standard →
Communication strategist Odhiambo Otieno has criticised the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) for remaining silent following the death of 19-year-old boda boda rider Eric Otieno shortly after his release from Muthaiga Police Station. He warned that IPOA's silence on the matter encourages impunity within the police service and questioned why CCTV footage from the station had not been made public.
6 August 2026 · The Standard →
Rights groups have called for an independent investigation into the death of Eric Otieno, a boda boda rider who died shortly after his release from Muthaiga Police Station. A postmortem found he died from massive internal haemorrhage caused by injuries to his organs.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kipipiri MP Wanjiku Muhia defended the arrest of Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia but warned that police who defy court orders risk turning Kenya into a banana republic. She said officers at Kamukunji and Central police stations denied lawyers access to Kaguchia and moved him between stations in violation of legal procedures.
4 August 2026 · The Standard →
Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia was arraigned in Milimani Law Courts over alleged inciting remarks made during a political rally in Kieni, Nyeri County. His legal team challenged the charges on constitutional grounds, arguing they violated Article 50(2) safeguards and breached freedom of expression.
4 August 2026 · The Standard →
Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia remained in police custody at Kamukunji Police Station despite a High Court order for his release on Sh100,000 police bail, with opposition leaders and lawyers demanding compliance with the court directive. Kaguchia was arrested over alleged electoral offences and incitement.
3 August 2026 · The Standard →
The National Police Service arrested four suspects and recovered 26 suspected stolen mobile phones across Nairobi's Central Business District and Shauri Moyo in operations targeting phone theft syndicates. Officers recovered 11 phones from two city-centre premises and 15 phones from Majengo, including a victim's device stolen along Digo Road.
24 July 2026 · Capital News →
An IPOA forensic expert told the court that police delayed taking the late Albert Ojwang to Mbagathi Hospital by 24 minutes on June 8, 2025, after departing Central Police Station where he had allegedly been assaulted, with CCTV footage showing the vehicle arrived at the hospital at 1:35 a.m., where Ojwang was pronounced dead on arrival.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
21 July 2026 · Capital News →
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 →
Police have launched investigations after former Garissa County Assembly Speaker Mathew Loltome reported that his licensed Glock 19 pistol went missing from his vehicle following an encounter with two women in Nairobi's central business district on Friday night. According to a police report, Loltome met the women on Wabera Street and later discovered the firearm, which he had stored in the vehicle's glove compartment, was missing after the vehicle reached Dubois Road.
20 July 2026 · Capital News →
The High Court has summoned the OCS of Central Police Station to appear on July 16 to explain why he failed to arrest and produce media mogul SK Macharia over alleged contempt of court in the Directline Assurance dispute. Justice Francis Gikonyo ordered the officer to account for the failure to enforce the court's directives after Macharia was not presented as earlier ordered.
9 July 2026 · The Standard →
Police arrested ten people in Nairobi during Saba Saba commemorations, with six apprehended in Pangani and four within Central Police Station jurisdiction, for obstruction and other offences. Heavy security operations, including razor-wire barricades around Parliament Buildings and checkpoints on major routes into the CBD, were credited with maintaining relative calm.
7 July 2026 · Capital News →
A Nairobi-based lobby group, Grassroots Economic Justice Movement, has notified the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies of planned Saba Saba protests scheduled for Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Between 1,000 and 3,000 participants are expected to march from Jeevanjee Gardens to Parliament buildings to present a petition demanding parliamentary intervention on extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Nairobi-based lobby group has notified the Inspector General of Police and security agencies of planned Saba Saba protests to be held in Nairobi on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, with between 1,000 and 3,000 participants expected to march from Jeevanjee Gardens to Parliament to present a petition calling for parliamentary intervention on extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Human rights activists plan a peaceful march to Parliament on Tuesday to petition lawmakers over extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. The march follows a notice submitted to police, with participants gathering at Jevanjee Gardens from 8 a.m. before processing through the CBD to Parliament.
5 July 2026 · The Standard →
Mathare activist Davis Lichuma was discovered in critical condition on Sunday night after missing for more than three days, bearing visible signs of torture. He and six other activists were reportedly picked up near Parliament on June 25 by people alleged to be police officers; the Social Justice Centres Working Group has demanded an independent investigation into his disappearance and prosecution of those responsible.
29 June 2026 · The Standard →
Police have acknowledged receiving a missing person report for Mathare activist Davis Lichuma, who disappeared on June 25, 2026, during commemorations of the Gen Z protests. Activists have issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the government to produce him or face street demonstrations on Tuesday.
28 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Activist Davis Lichuma has gone missing after recent protests near Parliament, while five other protesters arrested during the same June 25 demonstrations were found with torture injuries; police say they are investigating the disappearance and allegations of enforced disappearances and torture.
28 June 2026 · The Standard →
More than 200 suspects arrested during June 25 demonstrations in Nairobi have been arraigned and charged with unlawfully assembling on roads and obstructing motor vehicles by blocking roads with stones and burning tyres. They were released on cash bail of 1,000 Ksh each.
26 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Activists commemorating the June 25 Gen Z protests rejected compensation and demanded the arrest and prosecution of police officers implicated in demonstrators' deaths, along with a national memorial and formal government apology. The demands were made outside Parliament as activists, families of victims, and youth groups laid flowers for those killed during the 2024 anti-government protests.
25 June 2026 · Capital News →