Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang/FileHoma Bay Senator Moses Kajwang is demanding answers over the whereabouts of four suspects arrested alongside the late Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody.
Speaking in the Senate, Kajwang raised concerns about the fate of the missing individuals, suggesting that the Senate may be forced to seek a habeas corpus order to compel authorities to produce them in court.
“Can the Inspector General assure this House? We might need to issue habeas corpus to confirm they are alive, because one of the co-accused is now lying at the Nairobi Funeral Home (formerly City Mortuary),” he said.
Kajwang’s comments follow the revelation by Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja that four suspects were arrested alongside Ojwang over social media posts allegedly defaming Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat.
While Ojwang’s death has sparked public outrage, questions remain about the safety and condition of the other four.
“What is the status? Are they still alive? Kevin, Dorcas, Peter, Douglas...Albert is dead. What about the other four who were also arrested?” Kajwang pressed.
In a moving statement, Kajwang reflected on the symbolic weight of Ojwang’s name, which in Luo means “abandoned, neglected and raised in hardship.”
“For the record, the name Ojwang in Luo means abandoned, neglected and raised in hardship. Clearly, it has come true in the case of Albert we are talking about today,” he said.
The senator’s remarks come as concern mounts over the circumstances of Ojwang’s death and the silence surrounding the fate of his co-accused.
A postmortem conducted on June 10, 2025, revealed that Ojwang died from head injuries, neck compression, and multiple soft tissue trauma.
He was arrested on June 7 at his home in Homa Bay and taken to the Central Police Station in Nairobi, where he was assaulted and later died while being rushed to the hospital.
As the Senate calls for answers, families and human rights advocates are demanding transparency and justice for both Ojwang and the four missing suspects.
