A CCTV technician believed to be responsible for tampering with crucial footage linked to the death of Albert Ojwang has allegedly been arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The man is said to have been arrested on the morning of Friday, June 13, in a supposed targeted operation at his residence in a populous Nairobi estate.
According to sources privy to the situation, the technician, who had overseen the installation of all 25 cameras at the station in 2024, was called just past 6:00 am on Saturday, June 8, by a police officer at Central Police Station. Aside from the cameras, the man also installed a digital video recorder (DVR) where all captured footage is stored.
The man claims that the officer urged him to report to the station immediately. Upon arrival, he was taken to the office of a senior officer, where the DVR is housed and was allegedly asked to delete footage from Thursday, June 6, and Friday, June 7.
However, it is reported he informed the officers that specific-day deletion was not possible, and the only option was to format the hard drive, which would erase all stored data and restore default settings.
He added that he did not remove anything from the DVR and was given Ksh3,000 by a senior officer after the task.
The latest comes after the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) confirmed that CCTV footage at the station had been tampered with.
IPOA's Deputy Chairperson, Ann Wanjiku, made the revelation on Wednesday, June 11, while appearing before the Senate, where she was grilled on findings from the authority on Ojwang's death.
While confirming that IPOA learnt about Ojwang's death through the media, the deputy chairperson revealed that investigations were immediately launched, which uncovered several inconsistencies in the National Police Service's initial version of events.
"The key findings were that the CCTV systems located at the OCS's office had been interfered with," she said.
Ojwang was arrested at his home in Homa Bay County on Friday by DCI officers. The influencer was arrested on allegations of publishing false information, questioned on Saturday, and booked under OB number 136/7/6/2025 at 9:35 pm.
According to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, after investigations, Ojwang, who was a teacher by profession, was later transferred to a holding unit within the station where he was locked up.
However, when the autopsy report by pathologists finally came out, it was confirmed that the late Ojwang died from head injuries, neck compression and multiple soft tissue trauma. This ruled out self-inflicted wounds, as initially suggested by the NPS.
