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Ruto, Murkomen remain mum as autopsy shows Ojwang' killed

By Ndung’u Gachane | Jun. 11, 2025
Activists and friends of Albert Ojwang' protest outside the Nairobi Funeral home demanding justice following Albert Ojwang's death while in police custody. June 9, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The National Police Service is under fire following widespread outrage sparked by the inexplicable death of blogger Albert Ojwang in a police cell.

Strikingly, President William Ruto—who recently issued a qualified apology over abductions and extrajudicial killings—has remained silent. His deputy, Prof Kithure Kindiki, and the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government, Kipchumba Murkomen, have also been conspicuously quiet in the face of mounting public anger.

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