The mother of the late Albert Ojwang, Eucabeth Ojwang, was overwhelmed with emotion during her tribute at Ridgeways Baptist Church, where mourners gathered for the Requiem Mass of her slain son.
Her heartfelt words and visible anguish left many in attendance moved, as she mourned the painful loss of a son she described as unfailingly kind, deeply generous, and full of compassion.
Fighting back tears and occasionally breaking down as she struggled to express the weight of her sorrow, Eucabeth lamented that she did not even know where to begin, describing her son as a good man who had never wronged anyone in his lifetime.
“He was a kind man who never wronged anyone. He loved people and laughed with people, even those he did not know,” she said, her voice trembling with grief.
She spoke good words about her son, saying he was a man who lived not for himself, but for others, often extending kindness to neighbours and strangers alike.
With pain etched in her voice, she also spoke of her son’s unmatched generosity, recalling how he would forgo his own meals in order to feed the hungry, even if it meant going to bed hungry himself.
“He was so generous that he could even sleep hungry to feed a neighbour’s son,” she said, drawing visible emotion from mourners seated close to the family.
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In what was perhaps the most emotionally charged moment of her address, Eucabeth, through tears, spoke directly to her departed son’s spirit, expressing a mother’s final release.
She made a heartfelt prayer for his soul, saying she has now released it to rest with the angels, and expressed her hope that his spirit will never sleep in eternity.
“I say sorry, and I now release his spirit to go in peace. May he not sleep,” she said — a poignant metaphor reflecting the pain of a mother who seeks peace for her child yet cannot fully accept that he is gone.
She also used the moment to express her gratitude to the many friends, family members, and well-wishers who have stood by her side since the tragedy.
“I say thank you to all who have supported me since he died.”
Albert Ojwang, who died under controversial circumstances while in police custody, was remembered during the service not only by his family but also by community members, friends, and colleagues as a man of principle, humility, and heart.
