Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat has officially resigned, bowing to unrelenting pressure from the public over the mysterious and controversial death of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang.

After days of national outrage, online fury, and heated protests demanding accountability, Lagat made the bombshell announcement through a statement from his office Monday morning.

The embattled officer cited his resignation as a temporary move meant to uphold transparency as investigations into Ojwang’s death intensify.”

Today, with full recognition of my responsibilities, I have decided to step aside from my role as Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service, pending the conclusion of the inquiry into the tragic death of Mr. Albert Ojwang,” Lagat stated.

He added that his deputy would take over all responsibilities during the interim period.Lagat also expressed sorrow to Ojwang’s family and pledged his full cooperation with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), which is now at the center of the storm.

The resignation follows the damning revelation that Ojwang, who was arrested on June 6 after filing a corruption claim against Lagat on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), died the next day at Central Police Station in Nairobi—over 350 kilometers from where he was first detained in Homa Bay.

Initial police reports claimed Ojwang died by suicide, but an independent autopsy told a chillingly different story: blunt force trauma and neck compression—strong indicators of a violent death, not self-harm.

The fallout has been swift and explosive.Kenyan citizens, civil society groups, and human rights activists have relentlessly called for justice, accusing top police brass of orchestrating a cover-up.

Eyebrows were raised further when reports emerged of tampered CCTV footage and deleted booking records at Central Police Station.So far, 17 officers have come under IPOA’s radar, with two already in custody: Constable James Mukhwana and OCS Samson Talaam, who are being treated as prime suspects in the case.

What began as a social media defamation case has now erupted into a full-scale national scandal, threatening to shake Kenya’s law enforcement to its core.

With Lagat’s resignation now official, the public’s attention shifts squarely to IPOA and the DCI. Kenyans are demanding nothing less than the full truth—and justice for Albert Ojwang.