The arrest of a second suspect in the murder of teacher Albert Ojwang has revealed a web of confusion, contradictions, and what now appears to be a serious cover-up.
According to Citizen Digital, a 23-year-old technician has been taken into custody for allegedly disabling CCTV cameras at Nairobi’s Central Police Station. The technician admitted that he was paid only Ksh 3,000 to interfere with the surveillance system, a move that has complicated efforts to trace what really happened to Ojwang.
This comes after it was already known that some of the most critical CCTV footage, especially from the office of the Officer Commanding Station, had gone missing. The footage could have helped investigators determine whether Ojwang was tortured or even killed inside the station.
What makes this entire case more suspicious is how unclear and conflicting the reports about Ojwang’s death have been from the start. Some officers say he was killed inside Central Police Station, while others claim his body was transported from Karura Forest to Central Police, reports from Mbagathi hospital also saying Albert Ojwang was brought there unresponsive
This inconsistency from police sources is not just confusing it strongly points to an effort to mislead the public and hide the truth. It’s hard to believe that police from the same station would have such different accounts of where and how a murder happened unless someone, or some people, are trying to protect themselves or their seniors.
Many are now questioning whether the cover-up is being coordinated from higher up in the security system.
This is especially because Albert Ojwang had earlier made a bold post on social media about Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat. Some believe that this might have angered powerful individuals in the police force, and what followed could have been a planned attack or intimidation that went too far.
This suggests that the system that is meant to protect Kenyans was instead used to silence a citizen.The fact that a police officer, James Mukhwana, has already been arrested and is facing murder charges shows that there is more to this case than what the police are letting on.
It is not every day that a police constable is charged with such a serious crime, especially in connection to what may have happened inside a station.
The involvement of IPOA and the Internal Affairs Unit is a sign that the case is serious, but it also shows that without public pressure, the truth might have remained buried.
This is not just a case of one man’s death it is a reflection of how a system can turn against its people and try to erase the evidence afterward. The missing footage, the cheap payment to the technician, the conflicting stories, and the earlier social media post by Ojwang all point to a wider cover-up that may involve senior officials trying to avoid accountability.
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