The Standard: On the headlines is the autopsy result of slain X blogger Albert Omondi Ojwang’. The report by the Inspector General of police Douglas Kanja, dismissed by the autopsy result, which confirmed that Ojwang’ died of multiple head injuries and strangulation.
According to the report earlier that Ojwang’ hit himself on the cell wall, the autopsy indicates torture, which is believed to have been meted on him by police officers during and after his arrest.
The pressure continues to mount on DIG KIPS Eliud Lagat to resign, as he is the complainant in the case with the deceased, protests were held yesterday outside Vigilance House, the police headquarters.
Daily Nation: Could the police be covering up for the murder of slain Homabay X blogger Albert Ojwang’? NPS had tried to blame the deceased for harming himself in the cell walls, they could not effectively hide the cause of his death. The Senate Committee on Security summoned Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and the police boss in senate on Wednesday, 11.
People’s Daily: Following their courage to call out the government and leader without fear, the young generation is presumed to be a force to reckon in 2027, with many seeing them as the kingmaker in the next general elections. But what is their terms? Working systems.
The fire that started in June 2024, has become a threat to the political class, with each fraction trying to woe them into their camp, but with no signs to align with anyone, the Gen Z are changing the country’s political scape.
The Star: As the country continues to mourn the 31-year-old teacher Albert Ojwang, ODM leader Raila Odinga and other leaders from Luo Nyanza have called for speedy investigation into the death of the blogger, Odinga cautioning that the recent extrajudicial killings by the police is tainting the service negatively and leading the country in a chaotic state.
