Fresh revelations in the controversial death of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang have cast serious doubt on police accounts, after newly surfaced CCTV footage exposed a troubling timeline of his final moments.
Simultaneously, a technician has been arrested in connection with an alleged attempt to delete surveillance footage from the Central Police Station, where Ojwang was held before his death.
In the video, seen by investigative sources, a police vehicle is shown arriving at Nairobi’s Mbagathi Hospital at 1:35 a.m. on June 8.
Three officers are seen stepping out of the vehicle.
Two engage in a brief conversation before proceeding toward the hospital’s casualty section, leaving Ojwang unattended in the back of the vehicle.
Two minutes later, at 1:37 a.m., the officers return and appear to be making phone calls. Despite Ojwang’s apparent critical condition, no immediate effort is made to get him medical attention.
It isn’t until 1:46 a.m. 11 minutes later that two officers return with a stretcher.
They take approximately 12 more minutes to load Ojwang onto it, enlisting help from a hospital guard.
By this point, 24 minutes had passed since the police vehicle first arrived at the facility.
After spending another 10 minutes inside the casualty unit, the officers wheel out Ojwang’s body at 2:11 a.m., with indications that hospital staff had by then confirmed he was deceased.
The police vehicle left the facility with his remains at 2:15 a.m.
These events closely align with an earlier medical report from Mbagathi Hospital, which noted that Ojwang was brought in “unresponsive” with extensive injuries, a swollen face, and severe bruises on his limbs evidence consistent with a violent assault.
The footage sharply contradicts earlier police claims that Ojwang died by suicide while in custody at Central Police Station, allegedly by repeatedly hitting his head against a wall.
However, investigations by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and a government pathologist concluded he died from head trauma, neck compression, and multiple bruises, suggesting blunt force injuries and possible strangulation.
In a significant development linked to the ongoing investigation, police on Friday, June 13, arrested a CCTV technician alleged to have been involved in tampering with critical evidence from Central Police Station.
Sources close to the matter reveal that the technician, who installed all 25 surveillance cameras and a digital video recorder (DVR) at the station in 2024, was summoned to the facility on June 8.
Upon arriving, he was reportedly led to a senior officer’s office where the DVR is kept and was instructed to delete footage from June 6 and June 7, the period during which Ojwang was in police custody.
The man was arrested during a targeted operation at his residence in a densely populated estate in Nairobi.
Authorities suspect he may have complied with the deletion request under duress or official pressure, a matter now under investigation.
These new revelations have reignited public outrage, with human rights groups demanding justice and full transparency in the handling of Ojwang’s case.
Civil society actors are now calling for the immediate suspension and prosecution of all officers involved, pending investigations.
“This footage is damning. It confirms not just a lack of urgency in attending to a dying man, but possibly a coordinated effort to hide the truth about what really happened in police custody,” said George Kegoro, a constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate.
The Ojwang family, speaking through legal counsel, has reiterated its demand for an independent judicial inquiry into the events leading to their son’s death, including possible obstruction of justice.
The IPOA has yet to issue a formal statement on the new footage or the technician’s arrest, but insiders suggest that multiple officers may face disciplinary action or prosecution as the investigation deepens.
As Kenya watches closely, the case of Albert Ojwang has become a flashpoint in the broader conversation around police brutality, custodial deaths, and systemic impunity in law enforcement.
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