A police officer attached to the Central Police Station in Nairobi has been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts as the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) seeks 21 days to conclude investigations into the death of social media influencer Albert Omondi Ojwang'.
Constable James Mukhwana, who served as the Cell Sentry on the night of June 8, 2025, appeared before Milimani Magistrate Robinson Ondieki.
IPOA, through a miscellaneous application, has requested that Mukhwana be detained for 21 more days to allow the authority to finalise investigations into the alleged murder. " We seek to have Mukhwana detained at the Capitol Hill Police or any other police station within the Republic of Kenya as the investigations may dictate for 21 working days," IPOA seeks. In a supporting affidavit sworn by Abdirahman Jibril, the Senior Assistant Director of Investigations at IPOA, the authority has informed the court that it had launched investigations "on its own motion" upon learning of Ojwang's death through media reports and a signal from the Inspector General of Police. "IPOA is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ojwang while in police custody at Central Police Station," the officer told the court. "Our preliminary investigations have revealed that the Respondent (Mukhwana), together with other persons at the Central Police Station, brutally assaulted the deceased inside the cells, leading to his death," Jibril stated.
IPOA's officer further disclosed efforts by those involved to cover up the alleged crime.
