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Embattled Lagat bows to pressure, leaves office

Deputy Inspector General Kenya Police Service Eliud Lagat during briefing the press following Albert Omondi Ojwang's death in police custody at Central Police station, Nairobi. June 9, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat bowed to public pressure and stepped aside over the murder of Albert Ojwang’, a teacher-cum-blogger who died in police custody.

Lagat threw in the towel moments after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen noted that police officers are expected to comply with the constitutional standards of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

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