Kenyan Police officers charged over death of blogger in custody

Three police officers in Kenya agree with been on Monday, June 23, charged with the extinguish of a 31-Twelve months-outmoded blogger, Albert Ojwang, whose death in police custody earlier this month has triggered nationwide protests and renewed scrutiny of police brutality in the nation.

Ojwang used to be arrested after allegedly defaming Kenya’s deputy police chief, Eliud Lagat, on social media. Lagat, who has denied any wrongdoing, stepped down like a flash closing week while investigations continue. 

Alongside the three officers, Samson Kiprotich, Talaam James Mukhwana, and Peter Kimani, three civilians are moreover facing funds.

Authorities initially claimed Ojwang died from self-inflicted injuries. Then again, a autopsy later printed proof of assault, contradicting the police epic and fueling public infuriate. 

Tensions escalated additional closing week after a road vendor, Boniface Kariuki, used to be shot and seriously injured during a hiss in Nairobi. Witnesses assert he used to be selling masks when a police officer opened fire at shut range. 

In response, activists are planning a nationwide shutdown on Wednesday to hiss against police violence and brand the anniversary of closing Twelve months’s lethal crackdown on anti-tax demonstrations. 

Ojwang’s death has develop into a rallying point for growing frustrations with Kenya’s security forces, lengthy accused of operating with impunity. Calls for accountability are mounting all over the nation.