IG Kanja orders internal probe into alleged police cover-up in Albert Ojwang’s death
The unit is credited for successfully unlocking the gruesome murder of two Indians and a Kenyan taxi driver during the 2022 electioneering period.
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on Thursday ordered the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) of the police service to launch an investigation into claims that officers at Central Police Station tampered with CCTV footage to conceal the murder of Albert Ojwang.
This was confirmed by the unit's Deputy Director, Barasa Sayia, who appeared before the Senate earlier this afternoon, who said that a team has been formed to commence an inquiry.
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The Unit will also inquire into the conduct of senior police officers, who allegedly gave misleading information that the late Ojwang committed suicide while in police custody, hence causing embarrassment to the IG and the entire NPS, forcing him to apologise to Kenyans.
The IAU investigation will also seek to uncover what transpired following Ojwang's controversial arrest and detention at Central Police Station, including the roles played by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers, the Officer Commanding the station, and his team.
The unit is credited for successfully unlocking the gruesome murder of two Indians and a Kenyan taxi driver during the 2022 electioneering period.
The DCI, NIS and KWS officers, accused of committing the crime, are now facing murder charges before the High Court in Kiambu.
The IG is mandated to direct the unit to probe cases of police misconduct under Section 87(4)(d) of the NPS Act.
The move now means that the case involving the late teacher's death will be probed both internally and externally by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), thereby raising chances of the truth being exposed eventually.
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