Published on June 15, 2025 by Agencies for Kenya Online News
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Retired Chief Justice David Maraga is set to make a public statement regarding recent extra-judicial killings in the country on Monday, June 16, 2025.
The announcement comes in the wake of the murder of Albert Omondi Ojwang.
“Following the recent trend of extra-judicial killings in Kenya and particularly the brutal murder of Albert Omondi Ojwang’ in or around the police cells, CJ (Em.) David Maraga would like to notify all Kenyans of goodwill that he will be giving notice of planned action to the police,” a statement from the Maraga ‘27 campaign reads.
Maraga is expected to address the press at 10 am outside Vigilance House in Nairobi.
“We invite all the media houses to be in attendance,” the statement reads.
Ojwang reportedly died in police custody on June 7 after his arrest from Homabay County over claims of false publication.
The murder has caused an uproar amid calls for accountability from all concerned parties.
The police officers who handled him were summoned to the IPOA offices in Nairobi to state what they knew about the death.
They spent the better part of Wednesday at the offices. Some came with lawyers while others came without any legal representation.
According to insiders, some police officers claimed Ojwang was already in critical condition when he was brought into the station.
They allege that they made efforts to save his life upon realising his deteriorating state.
Those from DCI said he was in good state when he was handed over at the station at about 9.35 pm on Saturday.
IPOA is expected to forward its findings to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), with recommendations on whether charges should be brought against the officers involved.
IPOA has taken over the probe into the saga. DPP gave the authority seven days to forward the probe file to his office for action.
IPOA has revealed that the probe into the unexplained death of Albert Ojwang’ has hit a snag because of missing key CCTV footage from the Officer Commanding Station’s (OCS) office at the Central Police Station.
