Lawyer Danstan Omari on Tuesday, June 17, challenged the allegations made by Police Constable James Mukhwana, which detailed the events leading to the death of blogger Albert Ojwang.
On Monday, Mukhwana's recollection of Ojwang's death stole headlines as the Nairobi Central Police Station-based constable implicated Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat and OCS Samson Talaam in the death.
While responding to Mukhwana's testimony submitted to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), Omari was adamant that the credibility of such statements can only be determined once they are subjected to scrutiny in court. "The statement of Mukhwana has not been put into cross-examination, and that is why the country needs to be very careful," said Omari. "Once it is tested in court, that is when the veracity of the statement comes in." An image of popular X influencer Albert Ojwang Photo Albert Ojwang.
According to Omari, the legal weight of any statement is only established when tested against evidence, corroboration, and cross-examination. "IPOA will record a thousand statements.
