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Albert Ojwang had discontinue his precocious schoolhouse teaching occupation to go a full-time governmental blogger and integer activist.
Shortly aft leaving the classroom, Albert was linked to a whistleblower account that shared quality connected a fake beforehand leafage mimicking The Standard Digital.
The station reportedly accused Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat of being portion of a multi-million-shilling postulation bribery ring that reached the highest levels of power. It further claimed that the serviceman had precocious acquired property successful Dubai, allegedly funded by the syndicate.
Though Albert was not the archetypal creator of the post, sources accidental helium had access to the account that published it. Reports suggest helium and different young men were paid by insiders to assistance stock the contented successful an effort to expose high-level corruption.
Albert Ojwang was arrested soon aft the station was published. Although helium blogged nether an alias, some his personal account and the whistleblower account were permanently deleted, reportedly before helium was tortured and killed successful constabulary custody.
Albert Ojwang Resigned from Teaching to Blog
Before quitting, his attendance arsenic a teacher had already declined. Mr. Omoke, a schoolhouse official, confirmed that Albert was often absent for days, sometimes a afloat week, without showing up to teach.
“He utilized to enactment for a week extracurricular without going to teach,” said Omoke, arsenic quoted by The Standard.
Albert had taught Christian Religious Education and History & Government astatine Sabaki Med Secondary School, Tuma School, and Wayboys, wherever helium besides served arsenic a rugby coach.
But by aboriginal 2025, helium shifted his absorption to online activism, hoping to physique a integer marque and power nationalist sentiment done blogging and societal media.
Arrest and Death successful Custody
On Saturday, June 7, 2025, six plainclothes constabulary officers connected three motorbikes arrived astatine Albert’s family location successful Mawego, Homa Bay County, and arrested him. They archetypal took him to Mawego Police Station. And past helium was aboriginal transported to Nairobi, due to the fact that of his association with the viral post.
Upon accomplishment astatine Central Police Station, Albert was not booked, and sources accidental helium was isolated from different detainees.
He died the adjacent time connected June 8 aft being beaten and strangled portion inactive successful custody.
His autopsy besides showed signs of head trauma.
News of his decease shocked the country, particularly arsenic Albert was lone 30 years old, the only child of his parents, and a young father to a toddler, George Miles Omondi (Albert Jr.).
Albert’s communicative shows the risks young whistleblowers and integer activists look successful Kenya, causing immoderate similar Nelson Amenya to question assylum abroad.
By BNN Writer.
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