Albert Ojwang’s death renews focus on long-standing allegations of police brutality in east African country
A Kenyan police officer has been arrested in connection with a death in custody, the latest development in a case that has sparked widespread anger and protests in the capital.
Albert Ojwang, 31, died in police custody last weekend after he was arrested over his criticism of a senior officer online.
Police said initially he died after hitting his own head against the wall, but a government pathologist later said the injuries were “unlikely to be self-inflicted”.
The case has renewed focus on long-standing allegations of police brutality in the east African country and protesters have called for the resignation of the deputy inspector general Eliud Kipkoech Lagat, the subject of Ojwang’s comments.
