The Independent Policing Oversight Authority has denied claims that it has decided not to charge Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat in the case involving the murder of Albert Ojwang.
The authority was forced to issue a response after claims emerged on social media on Tuesday, June 24, suggesting the authority had reached a finding that DIG Lagat had no case to answer.
DIG Lagat has been mentioned in relation to Ojwang’s murder, with one of the officers charged with the death alleging that they were acting on orders coming from the DIG.
IPOA denies claims that DIG Lagat has no case to answer. Photo: Courtesy.
Since Ojwang’s death on June 8, it has since been confirmed that Lagat was the one who filed a complaint against the deceased on defamatory allegations.
On June 18, IPOA summoned Lagat to record a statement.
The authority’s Chairperson Issack Hassan confirmed that there were sufficient grounds to compel the DIG to present himself to the investigative agency.
At the time Two of the officers who recorded statements, OCS Chief Inspector Samson Talaam and Police Constable James Mukhwana had been arraigned, with the latter recording a statement which strongly linked Lagat to Ojwang’s death.
Ojwang died while in police custody at central police station Nairobi hours after he was arrested in Homa Bay.
