Kenya: Gachagua Calls for Immediate Suspension of Deputy IG Eliud Lagat Over Blogger’s Death

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called for the immediate suspension of Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat following the death of Albert Ojwang, a social media influencer who died in police custody at Nairobi’s Central Police Station.

Ojwang was reportedly arrested in Nyanza over alleged “cyber harassment” after publishing critical posts about Lagat. He was then transferred to Nairobi and detained at Central Police Station, where he is alleged to…