{"id":116207,"date":"2025-06-09T10:03:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/gachagua-blames-top-police-brass-over-albert-ojwangs-death\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:03:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:03:42","slug":"gachagua-blames-top-police-brass-over-albert-ojwangs-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-blames-top-police-brass-over-albert-ojwangs-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua blames top police brass over Albert Ojwang\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 9 \u2013 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called for an end to \u201cstate-sponsored killings of Gen Z youth\u201d following the death of social media influencer Albert Ojwang in his cell at the Central Police Station.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through his X account, Gachagua called for the immediate investigation and suspension of senior police officials.<\/p>\n<p>Ojwang was reportedly arrested for what police termed \u201ccyber harassment\u201d after making comments on social media critical of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eliud Lagat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the strongest terms possible, I condemn this cowardly act by the killers and call for speedy investigations. Culprits must be brought to book,\u201d Gachagua stated.<\/p>\n<p>Gachagua\u2019s statement places direct blame on DIG Lagat, whom he accuses of personally operating both Kamukunji and Central Police Stations in Nairobi without the knowledge or oversight of the Inspector General of Police.<\/p>\n<p>He further claimed that the two stations have become \u2018torture chambers,\u2019 alleging that Ojwang was transferred from Homa Bay to Nairobi to facilitate abuse far from public scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>The former Deputy President also referenced a previous incident in which Lagat allegedly withdrew police officers from a church service in Mwiki on April 6, 2025, to enable hired attackers to disrupt the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuspending junior officers at Central Police Station is hoodwinking Kenyans. For any meaningful investigations to be done, Mr. Eliud Lagat must be suspended immediately,\u201d Gachagua noted.<\/p>\n<p>Gachagua accused the government of betraying its constitutional mandate to protect life and liberty.<\/p>\n<p>He said the current administration has become a \u2018Blood-Based Government\u2019 feeding off the deaths of young protesters and activists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been no worse mutilation of our freedoms in Kenya than under this regime. It is now clear that the so-called Broad-based Government is a Blood-Based Government whose engine is powered by the blood of Gen Zs,\u201d the Former DP said.<\/p>\n<p>The family of Albert Ojwang, civil society groups, and youth leaders across the country have called for an independent inquiry into his death, demanding transparency and accountability from both the police and Kenya Kwanza regime.<\/p>\n<p>Ojwang\u2019s killing has added to a rising death toll of young people allegedly targeted for their political views or digital activism.<\/p>\n<p>This incident comes amid increased tensions between government forces and Gen Z activists who have used social media to call out corruption, inequality, and police excesses.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 9 \u2013 Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called for an end to \u201cstate-sponsored killings of Gen Z youth\u201d following the death of social media influencer Albert Ojwang in his cell at the Central Police Station. Through his X account, Gachagua called for the immediate investigation and suspension of senior police officials. 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