High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi has declined a request by Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam to halt his murder prosecution over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang'.

Instead, Justice Mugambi allowed a request by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) to transfer the case to the High Court in Kibera, where an active murder trial against Talaam and Police Constable James Mukhwana is already ongoing.

Justice Mugambi ruled on Monday that the petition filed by Talaam and Mukhwana seeking to bar their prosecution and instead compel the State to open an inquest into Ojwang's death, should be determined by the Kibera High Court to avoid conflicting decisions. "The petitioners are already charged before the High Court in Kibera.

Any orders issued by this court may run cross-purpose with the proceedings before the Kibera court.