On Monday, the Kenyan police hit the tear gas against the activists who set out to march to the police headquarters in the capital Nairobi to there They protested against the death of a blogger. Albert Ojwang found dead in police custody. Informed AP, writes TASR.
The police claim that the death of Ojwang had occurred after “head of the head against the wall of the cell.” However, activists question this version of the cause of death. Ojwanga They detained on Friday in the Gulf of Homa in West Kenya and took 400 kilometers to Nairobi for the alleged disclosure of “false information” on a high -ranking police representative.
The death of this blogger occurred almost a year after the Kenyan police during the protests She killed several activists and protesters against the financial law in 2024. The Kenyan police said the independent police supervisory authority began investigation.
The police who were on duty at the time of Ojwang’s death are out of service until its investigation is finished by a police inspection. Amnesty Kenya’s human rights human rights said in a statement that Ojwang’s detention raises serious questions. She called on the results of the investigation to be published and that the police responsible for the blogger’s death were responsible.
The report of blogger’s death has caused stormy reactions on social networks, many discussions call on mass protests to demand responsibility from the government.