New revelations suggest a deliberate cover-up in the mysterious death of Albert Ojwang while in police custody at Nairobi Central Police Station.
CCTV Footage Erased, Discs Swapped – IPOA Blows the Whistle just hours after Ojwang’s lifeless body was discovered, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) dropped a bombshell: the station’s CCTV hard drives were deliberately removed and reformatted—erasing all surveillance footage around the time of his arrest and death.
In a dramatic testimony before the National Assembly’s Security Committee, IPOA Chairperson Issack Hassan disclosed that digital logs showed the video recorder’s hard drives were tampered with at exactly 07:23:29 and again at 07:23:48 on June 8, 2025.
That’s less than 12 hours after Ojwang was booked into custody at 21:35 on June 7 under OB number 136/7/6/2025.“They Tried to Erase Everything” – Hassan“This was not an accident. Someone made a call to shut down the cameras,” Hassan revealed, painting a picture of a deliberate operation to conceal evidence.
“The system was formatted, and the disks were replaced. That’s what the DVR logs tell us.”The gravity of the situation forced IPOA to request a private, closed-door session with the committee to disclose more explosive findings they say cannot be shared in public.
More Shocking Revelations: OCS CCTV Also Tampered the tension escalated further when IPOA Vice Chair Anne Wanjiku testified before the Senate, revealing that CCTV in the Officer Commanding Station’s (OCS) office was also interfered with.
“One of the key discoveries was the tampering of CCTV in the OCS office,” Wanjiku confirmed, adding that initial findings and the postmortem report do not support the theory of suicide. “This was not self-inflicted.” Wanjiku also revealed that IPOA only learned of Ojwang’s death through a police signal and media reports—sparking immediate investigations that are now uncovering what appears to be a systematic attempt to bury the truth.
Top Police Officials Under Pressure inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, also appearing before the committee, acknowledged the seriousness of the situation, stating that Deputy Inspector General Samson Lagat would step down if implicated.
“If the DIG’s name comes up, he will record a statement like everyone else,” Kanja said. “Anyone mentioned must give their side of the story.”Kenya Reacts: Outrage and Demands for Justice Albert Ojwang’s death has triggered widespread public outrage across Kenya, with growing calls for transparency, accountability, and justice.
Civil society groups, activists, and ordinary Kenyans are demanding answers as Parliament, IPOA, and top police officials scramble to respond.As the investigation unfolds, the central question remains: What really happened to Albert Ojwang—and who is trying to hide it?
