Ojwang murder: Lagat to face full hearing of petition on office return

Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat in a past press conference. [File, Standard]

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Lagat has suffered a setback after the High Court declined to dismiss a petition seeking to suspend him from office over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang’.

Sitting at the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the Milimani High Court on Friday, Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that the petition challenging Lagat’s return to office pending ongoing investigation raises constitutional questions which fall squarely within the jurisdiction of the High Court.