Mohamed Amin, Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), has categorically denied allegations of perjury stemming from his Senate testimony on the controversial death of Voi-based teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang.
During a media briefing on Monday, Amin defended his earlier statement to the Senate, claiming that his account of the events leading up to Ojwang’s death was a verbatim reading of entries from official police records, not a personal interpretation or manipulation of facts.
“Some people who do not mean well for the DCI have misinterpreted what I said. I was simply sharing with the senators the timing of the suspect’s arrest, his booking at the police station, and the officers’ visit to the Mbagathi mortuary,” said Amin.
He emphasized that his submission was based directly on the digital Occurrence Book (OB) records.
“What I read was exactly what is in the system. It wasn’t an opinion from the DCI—it was factually what had been logged,” he added, in response to accusations that he misled senators during the high-stakes inquiry.
Ojwang, who had been detained for a social media post alleging Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat’s involvement in a corruption scheme, was apprehended in his Homa Bay home and taken to Nairobi.
He later died under unclear circumstances while in police custody, sparking nationwide outrage.
Public outrage grew following Amin’s Senate appearance, with critics accusing him of downplaying DCI’s role in the teacher’s ordeal and possibly shielding high-level officials involved in the case.
Ojwang’s death sparked protests in Nairobi and online, with demonstrators demanding justice for the late blogger as well as accountability for the escalation of police brutality.
Among their demands was the resignation of DIG Lagat, whom many believe had a direct hand in Ojwang’s arrest and alleged torture.
