Fresh CCTV footage shows police officers carrying the lifeless body of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang from Nairobi Central Police Station.
The recording, aired by NTV Kenya on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, shows officers moving Ojwang’s motionless body towards a waiting vehicle.
Ojwang does not appear to move as the officers carry him. The disturbing images provide a clearer picture of his final moments inside the station.
Arrested after Lagat’s complaint
Ojwang was a 31-year-old teacher, blogger, husband and father from Kakoth village in Homa Bay County.
Officers apprehended him at his family home on June 7, 2025. They took him to Mawego Police Station before driving him more than 350 kilometres to Nairobi.
His arrest followed a complaint filed by Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat.
Police DIG Eliud Lagat salutes during a past event. Photo: NTV Kenya Source: X
The complaint concerned social media posts accusing Lagat of corruption and influencing deployments within the National Police Service.
Ojwang arrived at Central Police Station on the night of June 7. He was booked into custody at about 9.30 pm. By the following morning, he was dead.
Police initially said he injured himself after hitting his head against a cell wall. A post-mortem rejected that account.
Pathologists found blunt-force head injuries, neck compression and multiple wounds across his body. The injuries were consistent with assault.
President William Ruto later acknowledged that Ojwang died “at the hands of the police.” The National Police Service also withdrew its original account.
Lagat temporarily stepped aside during the investigation. He recorded a statement with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority. He denies involvement and is not charged in the murder case.
CCTV evidence takes centre stage
The footage emerges as the High Court hears the murder case against six people.
Late Albert Ojwang posses for a photograph during a past event
They are former Central Police Station commander Samson Talaam, police officers James Mukhwana and Peter Kimani, and civilians John Ngige Gitau, Gin Ammitou Abwao and Brian Mwaniki Njue.
All six plead not guilty.
A protected witness tells the court that he received instructions to erase CCTV footage recorded on June 6 and 7, 2025.
The witness says deleting selected dates was impossible. The station’s digital video recorder was therefore formatted, erasing the recordings.
Another technician tells the court that he later found the recorder disconnected from power. He could not recover the missing footage. The CCTV testimony is reported by Capital FM.
The newly aired video now adds a human and deeply disturbing dimension to the evidence before the court.
