The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has opposed an attempt by senior police officers to block their prosecution over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, terming the legal move as a calculated effort to evade justice.
Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Samson Taalam and Police Constable James Mukhwana, both accused in the Ojwang’ s murder case, had petitioned the court to stop their trial — a move IPOA says is tantamount to obstructing the wheels of justice.
In a responding affidavit, IPOA, named as the 6th respondent in the matter, dismissed the petition as an abuse of the court process.
The authority maintains that the ongoing prosecution stems from a thorough, independent investigation that uncovered sufficient grounds to implicate the officers in Ojwang’s death.
Blogger Albert Ojwang died while in custody at Central Police Station — an incident that drew national condemnation and reignited debates on police brutality.
“The petitioner is simply trying to bypass the justice system. This court should not allow public officers to use legal loopholes to avoid facing the law,” IPOA argued.
The authority warned that granting the officers’ plea would set a troubling precedent — effectively shielding state actors from accountability in cases involving torture and extrajudicial killings.
Taalam and Mukhwana are among those charged with murder in Kibera High Court Criminal Case No. HCCR E010 of 2025.
IPOA is now urging the court to dismiss the application in its entirety and allow the murder trial to continue without interference.
