{"id":116349,"date":"2025-06-11T17:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/dci-names-central-ocs-tallam-as-prime-suspect-in-blogger-ojwangs-death\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T17:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:03:27","slug":"dci-names-central-ocs-tallam-as-prime-suspect-in-blogger-ojwangs-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dci-names-central-ocs-tallam-as-prime-suspect-in-blogger-ojwangs-death\/","title":{"rendered":"DCI Names Central OCS Tallam as Prime Suspect in Blogger Ojwang\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 11 <em>\u2013<\/em> The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Mohamed Amin, has named the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Nairobi\u2019s Central Police Station as the main suspect in the death of teacher and social media influencer Albert Omondi Ojwang\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing before the Senate on Tuesday, Amin told lawmakers that evidence gathered so far points to OCS Benjamin Talam as the officer most responsible for what transpired the night Ojwang\u2019 died in custody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the totality of things, he should be treated as a prime suspect in the matter,\u201d Amin said, confirming that Talam failed to properly book the suspect into the station, a decision he described as critical to the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Ojwang\u2019 died on the night of June 7, just hours after being transported from Homa Bay County and detained at Central Police Station. His arrest followed allegations that he operated a social media account that published critical posts about Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat.<\/p>\n<p>Amin confirmed that the original complaint against Ojwang\u2019 was filed by DIG Lagat, but in his personal capacity as a private citizen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to confirm that, just like any other citizen, the DIG filed his complaint with the DCI concerning serious allegations that he believed affected his integrity. His only recourse was to report to the DCI for investigation,\u201d Amin explained. He insisted that the Deputy IG did not interfere with the investigation in any way.<\/p>\n<p>Ojwang\u2019 was booked at the station at 9:32 p.m., and Amin said available records show he appeared to be in a normal condition at the time. The DCI boss defended the transfer from Homa Bay to Nairobi, noting that the alleged cybercrime was believed to have been committed in Nairobi, hence the jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor this particular matter, we believe the offence was committed in Nairobi. That is why the deceased was transported from Homa Bay to Nairobi,\u201d Amin stated.<\/p>\n<p>He further claimed that Ojwang\u2019 was treated with dignity during the journey, was offered refreshments at a stop in Narok, and was allowed to speak to his wife upon arrival at Central Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe spoke to his wife before being placed in the cells,\u201d Amin told the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Amin said the officers who transported Ojwang\u2019 remain on active duty but are available to be questioned. \u201cIf investigations establish that they were involved in the killing, then the law should take its course,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>A post-mortem conducted on Ojwang\u2019s body revealed he died from blunt force trauma to the head, neck compression, and multiple bruises \u2014 findings that contradicted initial police reports suggesting suicide.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 11 \u2013 The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Mohamed Amin, has named the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Nairobi\u2019s Central Police Station as the main suspect in the death of teacher and social media influencer Albert Omondi Ojwang\u2019. Appearing before the Senate on Tuesday, Amin told lawmakers that evidence gathered so far [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116349\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}