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Court sets hearing date for case seeking prosecution of DIG Lagat

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

The High Court has scheduled a hearing for July 10, 2025, in a petition seeking the prosecution of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Lagat over the arrest, torture, and subsequent death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody.

Justice Diana Kavedza issued the order after lawyer Ndegwa Njiru, representing the petitioners, including Mt Kenya Jurists, formally withdrew an earlier application seeking conservatory orders to bar Lagat from accessing his office, performing official duties, or using facilities of the National Police Service.

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