Chief Inspector Samson Taalam, Officer Commanding Central Police Station, and his junior officer, Constable James Mukhwana, have petitioned the court seeking an inquest into the death of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang', who died while in police custody.
In an urgent application filed before the Milimani High Court's Constitutional and Human Rights Division, the two officers, through their lawyer Danstan Omari, are also asking the court to stop their ongoing investigation, detention, and planned prosecution over Ojwang's death.
They are instead calling for a formal inquest to establish the cause and circumstances surrounding the killing of blogger Ojwang'.
The two officers maintain that they had no involvement in Ojwang's alleged killing, stating they were not on duty when he was booked into the Central Police Station on June 7, 2025. "There is need for the institution of inquest proceedings at the lower court, as opposed to arraigning the petitioners via miscellaneous applications aimed at intimidating them and damaging their reputation in the eyes of the public," the court documents read.
