Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen came under intense pressure in the Senate on Wednesday, June 11th, as lawmakers demanded accountability over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang at Central Police Station.
While appearing before the Senate, Murkomen told lawmakers
that he had no constitutional authority to identify those responsible for
Ojwang’s death, stating that only investigative agencies hold that mandate.
“Unfortunately, the Constitution did not give me the eyes to
see who is culpable. Those eyes have been given to investigative authorities,”
Murkomen said.
However, his remarks infuriated Kakamega Senator Boni
Khalwale, who called for Murkomen’s immediate resignation.
“You have the audacity to come before Parliament and say you
don’t see and don’t know?”
“For the respect of this young man - you are not fit for
that docket. Resign immediately,” Khalwale said, referencing Ojwang, who was 31
at the time of his death.
Ojwang, a digital activist, died in custody on June 8th
after being arrested over post on X about DIG Eliud Lagat.
Police claimed he hit his head against a wall, but a
postmortem found blunt-force trauma and neck compression injuries consistent
with assault.
Meanwhile, President William Ruto has strongly condemned the
incident, calling it “tragic and unacceptable,” and urged investigative
agencies to act swiftly to ensure justice is served.
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