
Fresh questions have emerged over the conduct of police officers involved in
the final moments of teacher and influencer Albert Ojwang’s life.
This is after new CCTV footage seen by The
Star confirmed that he was brought to Mbagathi Hospital in a lifeless
state and received no urgent medical attention.
The 40-minute surveillance footage from the
hospital shows that a police Land Cruiser pulled into the Mbagathi Hospital
compound at exactly 1:35 a.m. on June 8, 2025.
Three officers were on board, two alighted almost immediately and were seen
conversing before walking toward the emergency wing. The third officer, the
driver, followed behind slowly.
Before reaching the casualty area, one officer
received a phone call, prompting the others to follow him back outside.
For three minutes, the officers stood outside, appearing engaged on their
phones, while Ojwang remained unattended in the rear of the police van.
Despite having ostensibly been brought to the hospital as a person in need of urgent medical care, no one checked on Ojwang.
At 1:40 a.m., two of the officers re-entered the hospital, seemingly in
search of medical personnel.
They emerged six minutes later, accompanied by
a stretcher.
They headed directly to the vehicle and, with the help of a hospital
security guard, began moving Ojwang.
It took an additional ten minutes to place him on the stretcher and wheel
him into the hospital.
The footage shows that Ojwang was finally
admitted into the casualty ward at 1:59 a.m, a full 24 minutes after police had
arrived.
Ten minutes later, medical personnel confirmed he had been brought in dead.
Mbagathi hospital incident report later noted
that Ojwang was unresponsive, had no cardiac activity, and his entire body was
cold.
He had visible facial injuries, swelling, and a cut at the back of his head,
consistent with prior trauma.
At 2:10 a.m., officers were captured wheeling
Ojwang’s body out of the hospital.
Five minutes later, the police vehicle left Mbagathi Hospital and proceeded
to City Mortuary, where the body was formally received and later identified by
Ojwang’s family.
The CCTV footage has raised serious concerns
over the conduct of the police officers involved, including why they delayed
seeking immediate medical help and what phone calls seemed to take priority
over attending to a man in critical condition.
Investigations
into the circumstances surrounding Ojwang’s arrest, detention, and eventual
death remain ongoing.
His death has triggered public outrage and calls for accountability from
human rights groups and political leaders.