Kenya's deputy police chief steps aside as blogger's death investigated

Kenya’s lawman constabulary main has stepped speech arsenic investigations into the decease of a blogger portion successful custody continue

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's lawman constabulary main stepped speech connected Monday arsenic investigations into the death of a blogger portion successful custody continue.

The decease of Albert Ojwang, who was accused of defaming Deputy Inspector General Eliud Langat, sparked days of protests successful Nairobi. Several demonstrators were injured and spot destroyed.

Langat said connected Monday that helium was stepping speech “in presumption of the ongoing investigations” into the decease of Ojwang. He failed to admit that helium was the complainant.

“I undertake to supply immoderate enactment that whitethorn beryllium required of maine during the investigations of the unfortunate incident," Langat said successful a statement.

Langat's boss, Inspector General Douglas Kanja, antecedently said that investigations into Ojwang's online activities started aft Langat filed an authoritative complaint.

Ojwang was arrested connected June 6 successful occidental Kenya and driven 400 kilometers (248 miles) to Nairobi for publishing what constabulary said was “false information” connected societal media.

He was recovered dormant 2 days aboriginal astatine the Central Police Station and constabulary attributed his decease to “hitting his caput against the compartment wall.” A pathology study refuted the constabulary account. It said the deceased had “head injury, cervix compression and different injuries dispersed each implicit the assemblage that are pointing towards assault.”

The serviceman commanding the Central Police Station, Samson Talam, and his colleague, James Mukhwana, were arrested past week. The detectives starring the probe requested much clip to analyse the case.

President William Ruto connected Friday said that his authorities would “protect citizens from rogue constabulary officers” and called for investigations into Ojwang’s death.

The blogger’s decease came astir a twelvemonth aft respective activists and protesters were abducted and killed by Kenyan constabulary during finance measure protests. The demonstrations led to calls for the removal of Ruto.

Kenya has a past of constabulary brutality. Ruto antecedently vowed to extremity brutality and extrajudicial killings.

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