Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat is under scrutiny following the arrest and mysterious death of online influencer and teacher, Albert Ojwang, who died while in police custody.
In a bid to quell public speculation, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja confirmed that Lagat, who heads the Kenya Police Service (NPS), was behind the complaint that led to Ojwang's arrest in Homa Bay.
The 27-year-old was later transferred to Nairobi, where he died in custody within hours.
Speaking at Central Police Station in Nairobi, where Ojwang was allegedly found unconscious, Kanja revealed, "There was a complaint that had been logged by the DIG KPS (Eliud Lagat) that his name was being tarnished, and that is why Albert Ojwang was arrested." Ojwang was picked up by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers at his rural home in Homa Bay County.
