IPOA commissioners under probe over misuse of OCS Talaam's phone

Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam who was suspended over the murder of Albert Ojwang in custody. [Courtesy]

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has opened investigations into senior officials of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) following allegations that a phone belonging to Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam, currently in custody, is being used to solicit money from the public.

The probe began after OCS Talaam filed a complaint claiming that his phone, which had been confiscated by IPOA as part of an investigation into the death of blogger Albert Ojwang', was being used to send fraudulent messages requesting funds, despite being under IPOA’s custody for forensic analysis.