DIG Eliud Lagat 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...
Lagat stepped aside as the Police DIG on June 16 and notified the police service that his functions would be performed by his principal assistant, Pat...
The alliance condemned the June 25 crackdown on protesters, slamming the three government officials for failing to prevent widespread human rights vio...
Ojwang was killed while in detention at Central Police Station on the night of June 7. He had been arrested by Directorate of Criminal Investigations...
Led by Lawyer Lempaa Suyinka and former university don turned activist Prof Fredrick Ongola, the activists say the exclusion of Lagat from the prosecu...
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), led by Senior Assistant DPP Duncan Ondimu, submitted that the accused are facing a possible death penalty,...
Basic items like a charged phone, a power bank, national ID, water bottle, and light snacks can make a significant difference during long marches or i...
Days ahead of the first anniversary in Kenya of the Gen Z-led anti-government protests that resulted in at least 60 deaths and displays of police brut...
Kongamano La Mapinduzi National Spokesperson Oyoo Sungu said that their quest for justice in the country will not falter.
According to IPOA, preliminary investigations reveal that Mukhwana, was likely involved in the planning and the execution of the brutal and fatal assa...
According to Erick Okeyo, the former chairperson of the Security Industry Association, no law allows for a DIG to step aside.
Lagat recently stepped aside following growing pressure from the opposition and human rights groups over the death of Ojwang’, who had been arrested a...
In a statement on Wednesday, NPS named the officers as Police Constable Klinzy Barasa Masinde (Service No. 119413) and Police Constable Duncan Kiprono...
KNH Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr William Sigilai said the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Centre received 16 patients as a result of Tuesday's...
Governor Johnson Sakaja has unequivocally rejected any association with Tuesday’s goons, condemning their involvement and criminal conduct.
Philip Oketch warned that Kenya’s youth would not be silenced by threats or intimidation, vowing that protests would continue until the president leav...
DIG Lagat's potential prosecution comes amid heightened scrutiny of police officers implicated in extrajudicial killings and abuses of power.
Judiciary Spokesperson Paul Ndemo reiterated that the National Police Service (NPS) bears constitutional responsibility to identify, apprehend, and pr...
KNCHR largely blamed the violence on police brutality and assaults by hired goons working in coordination with law enforcement.
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...
Lagat stepped aside on Monday, days after Albert Ojwang died at a police station on June 7, saying the move would allow for independent investigations...
However, an open-source investigation of Ojwang’s social media activity did not find any posts linking his X account to the defamatory hashtag. On the...
He accused DIG of Police Lagat of issuing the order that led to Ojwang's torture and death.
Gachagua described the plan as a calculated scheme to provoke bloodshed, urging parents and young people to avoid mass action and instead observe the...
Amnesty Kenya's Irũngũ Houghton said the National Police Service urgently needs deep structural reforms, warning that the unchecked use of force and t...
The former CJ, who is now one of Ruto's critics, has promised to join other Kenyans on June 25 in protests to push for Lagat's resignation.
The teachers held a candlelight vigil in Malindi, mourning their colleague and voicing outrage over what they described as increasing risks facing tea...
