- Albert Ojwang died in police custody on June 8, 2025, after he was arrested in Kabond Kasipul, Homa Bay county
- An autopsy revealed that she died of physical assault, but no verdict was released six months later
- His father, Meshack Opiyo, appealed to ODM leader Oburu Oginga during a celebration event in Kisumu
His father Albert OjwangMeshack Opiyo, has made a sincere appeal to the leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Oburu Oginga, urging him to help the family get justice for their murdered son.
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Ojwang, a teacher and the only child of the family, died in police custody on June 8, 2025, a few days after he was arrested at his home in Homa Bay.
How did Albert Ojwang die?
It is reported that his arrest followed allegations that he had defamed Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat.
An autopsy conducted later that month revealed that Ojwang died of physical assault, raising serious concerns about police conduct. However, six months later, the court still has not determined who was responsible for his death.
Albert Ojwang’s father’s message to Oburu?
Speaking during an ODM event there Poisonous On Saturday, January 24, Meshack recounted the pain of losing his son and asked for intervention to ensure the case is not lost.
“You all know how I lost my son, Albert. I don’t want to repeat the story. My appeal is to Mzee Oburu. Things have become difficult because we lost Raila Odinga after the death of my son; I would send my problems to him. At the moment, we have only one request: our only son was taken from our home by the government, and we want justice for the whole world to see. He was taken from my hands, politely. But when I followed him to Nairobi, I found him dead,” he said.
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Netizens react to Albert Ojwang’s cry for justice:
@NyabasaDanvas:
“Now they are using this man for political fraud!! Kenya is doomed to fail and the Luo leaders are leading the destruction.”
@Real56922645:
“Who are these selfish, heartless, heartless, heartless, heartless, merciless, merciless, cruel people who must use the wounded soul of a grieving Kenyan father to talk about the purity, purity, innocence and purity of a nation that has yet to solve the brutal killing of Kenyan citizens?”
@vydez:
“Remember, they entered his house, took his son, killed him, threw his body in a cell in Nairobi, tried to clean up all the suffering, if not for Gen Z, his son’s life would have been reduced to a statistic. Many of his sons have lost their hands in the Ruto government.”
Did Albert’s wife cry right?
A few weeks ago, Albert’s widow, Nevninah Onyango, lamented how the case surrounding her husband’s death has not yet been completed.
Nevnina shared a photo of a printed document that featured her husband’s photo, with “Justice for Albert Ojwang” written in the colors of the Kenyan flag.
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He expressed concern about the slow progress of judicial processes in the country.
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