{"id":7459,"date":"2025-06-20T11:49:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=7459"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:49:27","slug":"autopsy-reveals-kenyan-blogger-was-assaulted-to-death-in-police-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=7459","title":{"rendered":"Autopsy Reveals Kenyan Blogger Was Assaulted to Death in Police Custody"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Zim GBC News Reporter<br>NAIROBI, Kenya \u2014 A Kenyan blogger detained for criticizing a senior police official died from severe head trauma and neck compression caused by assault, a post-mortem examination revealed Wednesday, contradicting police claims that the injuries were self-inflicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Clear Evidence of External Assault&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State pathologist Dr. Bernard Midia presented damning findings after examining Albert Ojwang&#8217;s body:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multiple head injuries inconsistent with police claims he &#8220;hit his head against a cell wall&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neck compression and widespread soft tissue trauma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pattern of injuries indicating a violent struggle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The bleeds were spaced across his face, sides, and back of the head\u2014this was no accident,&#8221; Dr. Midia told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;These were externally inflicted injuries.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outcry Over &#8220;Brutal Murder&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 31-year-old teacher and digital creator, known for political commentary on X (formerly Twitter), was arrested Friday in Homa Bay over a post allegedly criticizing Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat. He died Saturday after being transferred 350km to Nairobi&#8217;s Central Police Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Albert was tortured and brutally murdered,&#8221; declared Faith Odhiambo, President of the Law Society of Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We demand every involved officer be held personally accountable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ojwang&#8217;s father, Meshack, made an emotional plea to President William Ruto:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The officers saw our humble home and thought we didn\u2019t matter. Help me get justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Political Fallout and Protests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case has ignited nationwide anger:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Police IG Douglas Kanja suspended officers on duty during the incident<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IPOA oversight body launched an investigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protesters rallied outside Nairobi mortuary chanting &#8220;Stop killing us&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposition leader Raila Odinga condemned the &#8220;horrifying&#8221; death as part of a pattern of police brutality against &#8220;young, defenseless Kenyans.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Digital Content Creators Association mourned Ojwang as &#8220;a voice of the youth using platforms to inspire change,&#8221; vowing his legacy wouldn\u2019t be silenced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Broader Implications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rights groups warn the killing may intimidate Kenya\u2019s digital community. As investigations continue, public pressure mounts for accountability in a case exposing tensions between law enforcement and freedom of expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92025<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zim GBC News ReporterNAIROBI, Kenya \u2014 A Kenyan blogger detained for criticizing a senior police official died from severe head trauma and neck compression caused by assault, a post-mortem examination&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7460,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7459\/revisions\/7460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}