Central Police Station Stories
Justice Chacha Mwita, while issuing directions on Monday, ruled that Lagat be given a fair hearing before any interim orders can be issued.
Lagat’s return comes after more than two weeks of intense public scrutiny and legal uncertainty following the death of Albert Ojwang, who was arrested...
Defence lawyers allege that the phone belonging to Talaam, currently in IPOA custody, has been used inappropriately to solicit money from members of t...
Muchiri admitted that the National Police Service was at fault for releasing a false report and termed the incident “a big mistake and shameful.”
The officer, John Ngige Gitau, was named during a bail hearing where the prosecution opposed the release of all six suspects, including former Central...
Officers conducting a routine check at 12:46pm found the suspect Simon Ndubi dead inside the cell. A police report indicated he was found hanging from...
The statements followed widespread outrage after a police officer was captured on video shooting a protester at close range during a demonstration cal...
On Monday, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) told the court that Taalam had interfered with crucial evidence related to an ongoing investigati...
KNCHR largely blamed the violence on police brutality and assaults by hired goons working in coordination with law enforcement.
The two officers appeared at IPOA offices on Monday and were immediately taken into custody for further processing and possible court hearings.
They are expected to be charged alongside the Officer Commanding Station (OCS), Samson Taalam, who is detained at Lang’ata Police Station.
The footage aligns with the hospital’s official report, which confirmed that Ojwang had no vital signs when he arrived from Central Police Station in...
If Kenya doesn’t grapple with police impunity, then the anniversary of the June 2024 protests will be just another date in history when the state brut...
Waiganjo said that Ojwang’s transfer was carried out beyond the lawful jurisdiction of the arresting officers, who ignored the required procedural ste...
The technician told the officers that such deletion was not possible without formatting the drive, an action that would erase all stored footage and r...
A detailed report from Mbagathi Hospital reveals that Ojwang was brought in at 2 am from Central Police Station already lifeless and bearing extensive...
An internal police signal dated June 12, 2025, confirmed that detectives from IPOA and the Internal Affairs Unit arrested the officer and placed him i...
The unit is credited for successfully unlocking the gruesome murder of two Indians and a Kenyan taxi driver during the 2022 electioneering period.
IPOA Chairperson Issack Hassan revealed that digital video recorder (DVR) logs showed the discs were replaced on June 8, 2025, at exactly 07:23:29 and...
Five officers have been named as the ones who arrested Ojwang, a teacher and a blogger, whose death in custody is now under investigation by the IPOA.
Human rights organisations now say Ojwang's death was not accidental but the result of torture inflicted by officers.
While responding to senators’ questions on Wednesday, Mohammed explained that investigators were initially unaware of Ojwang’s real identity, as they...
Senators questioned why Ojwang was transported over 370 kilometres from Homa Bay County to Nairobi, despite the presence of local police stations and...
The DCI boss addressed concerns over the legality of Ojwang’s transfer from Homa Bay to Nairobi, saying the Criminal Procedure Code allows suspects to...
Senator Moses Kajwang had demanded clarity over why the police issued an official statement claiming Ojwang had died after hitting his head on a wall,...
Haji said while it was important to demand justice for Ojwang, similar urgency should be shown for other Kenyans who have died under unclear circumsta...
The post-mortem findings contradict a police report on Sunday, which said Ojwang hit his head on the wall of a cell at Central Police Station.
Speaking after a delayed post-mortem on Tuesday, activist Fred Ogola demanded that the state explain why Ojwang’s online platforms were taken over and...
Kenyans have now intensified calls for justice and accountability, with public anger mounting over the circumstances surrounding Ojwang’s death at Cen...
