Murder charges approved against OCS Talaam, five others in Albert Ojwang's case
The suspects are accused of killing the deceased while under custody after he was booked at the station by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at his home in Homabay.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has approved murder charges against three police officers linked to the murder of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang.
The officers include Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam, police constables James Mukhwana and Peter Kimani, who will be charged alongside three other civilians.
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The three others are John Ngibe Gitau alias Kinara, Gin Ammitou Abwao alias Gilbeys, and Brian Mwaniki Njue, who were in custody at the station before they were paid to "discipline" the deceased but killed him in the process.
"The accused is hereby informed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on behalf of the Republic that the above-named accused persons are charged with the following offence – murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code," the statement of offence reads in part.
"On the night of June 7, 2025, between 9:30 pm and 2:00 am at Central Police station within Nairobi jointly with others not before court, murdered Albert Omondi Ojwang," the charge reads in part.
The suspects were at Kibera law courts but were not formally charged. They will appear before the same court to choose whether they will plead to the charges before undergoing a mental assessment, or they will be escorted for the psychiatric assessment before the plea taking.
Justice Diana Mochache remanded the suspects at the respective stations where they were held during investigations.
The suspects are accused of killing the deceased while under custody after he was booked at the station by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at his home in Homabay.
The deceased had been arrested by the DCI officers after Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat complained of cyberbullying against him.
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