A new twist has emerged in the Albert Omondi Ojwang death saga as medical personnel at Mbagathi Hospital confirm that teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang was brought in dead.
The assertion contradicts an earlier statement by Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja which was made at the precincts of the Central Police Station claiming that Ojwang was rushed to Mbagathi Hospital for medical intervention at 1:39 AM.
The Hospital records indicate Ojwang was brought in at 2:00AM and even by that time there were signs of decay on the body showing he died much earlier.
The report further states that the body of Ojwang arrived bearing extensive and gruesome injuries. His face was notably swollen, and his limbs were marred with a series of severe bruises, indicating he was subjected to a violent and brutal attack.
The nurses on duty also recorded that Ojwang’s body was oozing blood relentlessly from the back of his head, his mouth, and his eyes.
A distinct cut was noted in the parieto-occipital region, reinforcing the theory of a brutal assault rather than self-inflicted harm.
“His face was swollen. His body and limbs were marred by multiple bruises,” the report details.
Through a careful medical examination, the nurses also observed that there was no chance for medical intervention; the teacher’s condition was beyond help when he arrived.
The hospital documents now add further mystery to the location, timing and cause of death of the late Ojwang.
These inconsistencies in timings, events, and his condition between the police and the hospital’s reports raises serious questions about the chain of custody and the actual events at the police station.
Meanwhile, a Police Constable James Mukhwana was arrested on Thursday as having participated in the brutal assault that led to the death of Ojwang. Mukhwana claims he was off-duty on the night of 7 June.
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has earmarked five other people for arrest. Two are police officers: the OCS Central Police Station Samson Talaam who has gone underground and another officer yet-to-be-named.
On Friday morning at Saika Estate in Nairobi police arrested one civilian believed to be the technician who installed a CCTV camera system at the station.
The technician is the same one who was called in to delete and format the system and paid KES 3,000, ostensibly, by the OCS.
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