DIG Lagat Stories

Taalam's phone: Court grants DCI more time to conclude probe into extortion allegations
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 08, 2025

Defence lawyers allege that the phone belonging to Talaam, currently in IPOA custody, has been used inappropriately to solicit money from members of t...

DCI Amin blames digital OB for error in time stamp on Albert Ojwang's death
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 30, 2025

The DCI boss had on Thursday, June 12, 2025, told the legislators that officers at Central Police Station had conducted a routine checkup in the cells...

Albert Ojwang murder: Activists urge court to hold DIG Eliud Lagat accountable
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 25, 2025

Led by Lawyer Lempaa Suyinka and former university don turned activist Prof Fredrick Ongola, the activists say the exclusion of Lagat from the prosecu...

Albert Ojwang murder: DPP opposes bail for OCS Samson Taalam, Constable James Mukhwana
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 24, 2025

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), led by Senior Assistant DPP Duncan Ondimu, submitted that the accused are facing a possible death penalty,...

Nyandarua: Suspect’s death in custody sparks fresh outrage against police
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 24, 2025

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...

Activists propose arrest powers for IPOA amid rising cases of police brutality
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 19, 2025

The activists want IPOA empowered to arrest rogue officers and oversee other security agencies such as the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), Kenya Forest Se...

Explainer: Who assumes office when a DIG 'steps aside'?
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 19, 2025

According to Erick Okeyo, the former chairperson of the Security Industry Association, no law allows for a DIG to step aside.

IPOA summons DIG Lagat as probe into Ojwang’s death exposes web of abuse, cover-up, police brutality
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 18, 2025

Lagat recently stepped aside following growing pressure from the opposition and human rights groups over the death of Ojwang’, who had been arrested a...

Albert Ojwang’s family speaks out, expresses fear of retaliation
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 17, 2025

The family's lawyer, Julius Juma, said Ojwang's relatives feel increasingly unsafe due to the sensitive and disturbing nature of the case, which impli...

DIG Eliud Lagat steps aside pending investigation into Albert Ojwang's death
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

DIG Eliud Lagat said he stepped aside from his position to pave way for investigations into the death of Albert Ojwang’, a suspect who died in police...

Rights groups demand justice, not apologies, over Ojwang's death in police custody
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 11, 2025

Human rights organisations now say Ojwang's death was not accidental but the result of torture inflicted by officers.

Senate erupts over Ojwang's death, questions cross-county transfer and unequal justice
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 11, 2025

Senators questioned why Ojwang was transported over 370 kilometres from Homa Bay County to Nairobi, despite the presence of local police stations and...

Senators force IG Kanja to apologise over false police report on Ojwang’s death in custody
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 11, 2025

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,...

Activists demand murder charges against Deputy IG Lagat over Albert Ojwang’s death
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 11, 2025

The human rights defenders want the court to grant them leave to prosecute the senior police officer for murder, accusing him of being responsible for...

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