Draft:Albert Ojwang

  1. Home
  2. Wiki

Albert Ojwang
Born
Albert Omondi Ojwang

1993-1994
Diedc. 6 June 2025 (age 31)
Nairobi, Kenya
OccupationTeacher[1]

Albert Omondi Ojwang (died c. 7 June 2025) was a Kenyan teacher who died in police custody in suspicious circumstances. Ojwang, a teacher and a blogger, was arrested by the Kenya Police on 6 June 2025 in Homa Bay, a town in western Kenya, over a X post critical of the Deputy Inspector General of Police of Kenya. Ojwang was driven 350 km (220 mi) to the Central Police Station in Nairobi, where Kenyan police initially contended that he died of self-inflicted injuries on 7 June 2025. Nevertheless, an autopsy conducted on 8 June 2025 pointed to Ojwang having died of physical assault.

Ojwang's death resulted in protests and outrage by both Kenyan political figures and the wider public.

Biography

[edit]

Ojwang, an ethnic Luo,

Detention and death

[edit]

[2] Douglas Kanja Kirocho

Aftermath

[edit]

Reactions

[edit]

Justin Muturi, former speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, wrote in the Daily Nation that Ojwang was "killed by the state", contending that his death was the result of a "broken, brutal police culture" and demanded the officers be prosecuted and that President Ruto take full responsibility.[3]

Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya, condemned the killing on X and called for the Kenya Police to take responsibility.[4]


References

[edit]
  1. ^ Muia, Wycliffe (11 June 2025). "Albert Ojwang's autopsy shows the Kenyan blogger was hit and assaulted to death". www.bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. ^ Holland, Hereward (11 June 2025). "Kenya's Ruto says blogger died at hands of police, shifting official account". Reuters. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ^ Muturi, Justin (9 June 2025). "Albert Ojwang didn't die—he was killed by the State". Daily Nation. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. ^ Raila Odinga [@RailaOdinga] (10 June 2025). "Statement on the Death of Albert Ojwang" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 June 2025 – via Twitter.


Category:2025 in Kenya Category:People who died in police custody Category:2025 protests Category:2025 deaths