The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Eliud Lagat recorded statement with IPOA following the death of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang’ at Central Police Station in Nairobi, two weeks after pressure mounted on him from the public and human rights activist to resign.
The paper also highlights the events from the arrest of Ojwang’, from June Sunday 7, when he was arrested, found unconscious in the police cells, taken to the Mbagathi Hospital where he was pronounced dead, postmortem result showing he was strangled and tortured to death, to charging of tops cops arrested and charged.
The two DusitD2 suspects arrested and charged for financing the attacks were will face 60 years in prison following an attack that left over 20 people dead. The two had pleaded with the Court to forgive them, but that did not convince the judge, who read them their sentence.
Taifa Leo: The Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o flagged 30 counties that spent KSh on oversee travels in the first nine month of the financial year 2024/2025. The counties include, Mombasa, Machakos, Nairobi, Kitui, Lamu, Bomet, Samburu, Nakuru, and Nyeri, among others.
During an interview, Former chief Justice David Maraga for the first time made public that he will run for presidency in 2027 general elections. Speaking during an interview, Maraga had said that the decision to run was after days of consultations and self reflection, as well as the recent mishandling of the young people in the country by the government.
Daily Nation: The June 25 Plans! As the Gen Zs and Human Rights Activists plan for June, Wednesday 25 to commemorate the death of their colleagues who died on during the anti-finance bill protests in 2024, that led President William Ruto to Withdraw the Bill, they claim the march will be peaceful.
Additionally, President William Ruto called on his Cabinet to help him fulfil his promises to Kenyans. Ruto said that his focus is not in the upcoming general elections, but to transform Kenya, in the limited time that he has. His Deputy Kithure Kindiki commended him for fulfilling almost all the promises he made to Kenyans in two years of his administration.
