Kiambu County Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa has taken a direct swipe at Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, questioning his silence over the Thursday, July 3, 2025, torching of the Mawego Police Station.
Thang’wa has also blasted Murkomen, saying he wonders whether, like in previous similar incidents, he will again place the blame on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
This came just hours after thousands of furious protesters overran Mawego Police Station in Homa Bay County and set it ablaze, as anger boiled over following the controversial death of teacher Albert Ojwang.
In a post on X on Thursday, July 3, 2025, Karungo, a vocal ally of Gachagua, posed a rhetorical question to Murkomen, demanding consistency in judgment now that a similar incident had occurred in a different region.
“Wewe Murkomen, hapa pia ni Riggy G?” He wrote in the post, where he attached a photo of the torched police station.
The senator also castigated Murkomen, describing it as a glaring failure of leadership for him to continuously shift blame onto others, insisting that he and his boss, President William Ruto, must come to their senses.
“The day you and your boss wake up is the day this nation starts to heal.”
Station burnt
The senator was referring to the wave of fury that swept through Homa Bay County on July 3, 2025, as angry residents set fire to Mawego Police Station, protesting the controversial death of 31-year-old teacher Albert Ojwang’ while in police custody.
The incident marked a dramatic escalation in nationwide calls for police accountability and reform.
In a powerful and emotionally charged demonstration, hundreds of mourners and outraged residents marched through Homa Bay carrying Ojwang’s body to Mawego Police Station—the very place where he was first detained.
The crowd chanted slogans demanding justice, waved placards bearing Ojwang’s image, and accused police of a cover-up.
As emotions boiled over, a section of the protesters breached the station’s perimeter, setting parts of the building ablaze.
Smoke billowed into the sky as flames engulfed offices and records, with police forced to retreat in the face of the overwhelming crowd. The dramatic scene captured the community’s deep grief and growing rage, turning the protest into a symbol of resistance against police impunity.
Ojwang’, who was well known for his advocacy and digital content, was arrested under unclear circumstances. Police initially claimed he died by suicide in his cell. However, an independent autopsy later revealed he had been assaulted, contradicting the official report and sparking widespread outrage.
Earlier, in a dramatic and emotionally charged protest, thousands of residents in Mawego, Homa Bay County, on Thursday escorted the body of Albert Ojwang to Mawego Police Station, where he was held before he was transferred to Nairobi.
A viral video showed the sea of mourners walking along dusty village roads, chanting “Justice for Albert” and “Stop killing us.”
The crowd carried placards and waved banners as they approached the police station, demanding accountability for Ojwang’s death, which has sparked national outrage.
In a bold display of defiance, hundreds of mourners carried Ojwang’s body in a procession to Mawego Police Station, demanding justice. The crowd, overcome with grief and anger, overpowered the officers and partially torched the facility, reducing parts of it to rubble.
