A requiem mass for slain teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang on Wednesday, July 2, at Ridgeways Baptist Church in Nairobi turned into a call for justice, with family and mourners demanding accountability for his death in police custody.
The family and friends said the killing last month had stoked nationwide anger, with the judicial system now under pressure to act. Ojwang, who was arrested on Saturday, June 7, at his home in Homabay, died while held at Central Police Station. "The government should come out and speak clearly to us so that we may understand what really happened to Albert.
Somebody knows the truth about what exactly happened," said Kenneth Ouma, the family spokesperson.
Ojwang's wife, Nevnina Onyango, recounted their last phone call during his detention, describing how he had never been arrested before. "His last words were: 'I love you, see you soon.' Seeing him in the mortuary really broke me.
