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IPOA asks court to detain Central police OCS Talam for 21 days

Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Samson Talam was arraigned at Milimani Law Court on June 16, 2025. [Nancy Gitonga, Standard]

Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Samson Talam will be held at Langata cells for two more days before the court determines whether it will grant a request by IPOA to hold him for 21 days.

IPOA had requested the court to have Talam detained for 21 days to allow completion of investigations over links to the murder of teacher and social media influencer Albert Ojwang.

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