Albert Ojwang did not die, he was killed by the state

Albert Ojwang allegedly died at an isolation cell at Nairobi Central police. [Courtesy]

Albert Ojwang is not just another name. He was a young man. A Kenyan. A son. A citizen. A content creator. Someone with dreams, loved ones, and a future. And now, he is dead, killed while in the custody of those meant to protect him.

Ojwang was arrested by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Migori. He was hauled across the country to Nairobi, locked up at Central Police Station and by morning, he was dead. Just like that. And with the same chilling familiarity we have seen far too often, the official response was as quick as it was insulting: “He injured himself.” No investigation. No facts. Just the lazy deployment of a script that has been used to cover up countless other custodial deaths.