A new twist has emerged in the murder case of blogger Albert Ojwang after CCTV footage of his final moments surfaced.
In the clip seen by Kenyans.co.ke, a police vehicle is seen driving into Mbagathi Hospital at 1:35 am. Three officers then emerge from the vehicle, and two of them engage in a brief conversation before walking towards the casualty section of the health facility.
During this time, Ojwang remains at the back of the vehicle, unattended. The officers then reappear at 1:37 am and seem to be making phone calls.
At 1:46 am, two officers emerge from the hospital with a stretcher that is later used to carry Ojwang. They take approximately 12 minutes before loading him onto the stretcher, after requesting assistance from a hospital guard.
Notably, this is now 24 minutes since the police vehicle arrived, highlighting the lack of urgency in attending to Ojwang.
The officers then spend a further 10 minutes in the casualty section and, at 2:11 am, wheel out Ojwang's body, seemingly after the hospital confirmed that the blogger was deceased.
At 2:15 am, the police vehicle leaves the hospital with the remains of the late Ojwang.
The footage closely matches an earlier report by medics at Mbagathi Hospital, who noted that Ojwang was brought to the facility at around 2 am on June 8 and was unresponsive.
The report indicated that Ojwang had extensive injuries and a swollen face. His limbs also bore a series of severe bruises, highlighting the violent nature of the attack.
This development comes just a day after another suspect was arrested by authorities on allegations of deleting CCTV footage at Nairobi's Central Police Station, where Ojwang was held before his death.
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 on 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.
