IPOA identifies five officers linked to Albert Ojwang arrest

Appearing before the Senate on Wednesday, IPOA Vice Chairperson Anne Wanjiku confirmed that Sergeants Sigei and Wesley Korir, along with Police Constables Dennis Kinyoni, Milton Mwanze, and Boniface Rapudo, were present during the June 7 arrest of Ojwang at his home in Homa Bay County. 

The officers later transferred him to Mawego Police Station before escorting him to Nairobi.

Ojwang, a digital content creator and blogger, was taken into custody as part of an investigation linked to alleged malicious activity on social media platform X. 

According to IPOA, the probe stemmed from a formal complaint by Deputy Inspector General Langat, who alleged he had been targeted by defamatory content from the account @pixelpioneer.

DCI’s Serious Crimes Unit at headquarters was tasked with the investigation. 

Forensic digital tracing led detectives to Kelvin Muinde, who was arrested in Bomachoge shortly after the complaint was filed. 

He was subsequently transferred to Nairobi and placed under custody at Kamukunji Police Station.

Following Muinde’s arrest and interrogations, IPOA reports that the investigation team identified Albert Ojwang as a second person of interest. 

On June 7, six officers traveled to Homa Bay, where Ojwang was arrested at his home at approximately 2:00 p.m. 

He was initially held at Mawego Police Station before being booked out around 3:00 p.m. and transported to Nairobi.

Ojwang arrived at Central Police Station around 9:00 p.m. the same evening.

Police say Ojwang sustained fatal injuries after allegedly hitting his head against the wall of his cell. He was rushed to Mbagathi Hospital later that night, where he was pronounced dead.