Maraga Calls For Immediate Arrest Of IG Kanja, DIG Eliud Lagat & DCI Amin
According to Maraga who spoke to journalists on Monday, June 16, the president should have already instructed the relevant agencies to ensure the arrest of the police officers linked to Ojwang’s murder.
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
Former Chief Justice David Maraga is now calling on President William Ruto to take action over the brutal killing of teacher Albert Ojwang’, insisting that ultimate responsibility lies with the head of state.
According to Maraga who spoke to journalists on Monday, June 16, the president should have already instructed the relevant agencies to ensure the arrest of the police officers linked to Ojwang’s murder.
He added that, in principle, top security officials involved in the case — including Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat — should have stepped aside without being asked.
Other officials Maraga wants action taken against include Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss, Mohammed Amin.
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen(second right) flanked by the senior leadership of the National Police Service arriving at the DCI headquarters in Nairobi on February 27, 2025. /DCI
“There is prima facie evidence that Mr. Eliud Lagat - directly or indirectly, by himself or through his accomplices - is implicated in the illegal arrest, torture, strangulation and eventual murder of the late Albert Ojwang'. Yet, Mr. Lagat still remains in office. It is now time to immediately arrest and institute prosecutions against Mr. Lagat,” Maraga stated.
"We demand the arrest of the DCI (Mohamed Amin), the IG, the DIG Eliud Lagat, and all who are associated with the death of Albert Ojwang. They should be prosecuted, and this should be done on or before June 25 this year," he added, failure to which he would join Kenyans in privately prosecuting the three.
According to Maraga, the three officials gave false testimony under oath regarding the abduction and murder of Albert Ojwang’, and is urging swift action to address the matter.
He argues their sworn statements contradict multiple accounts released by the police service and insists they misled the public about the circumstances surrounding Ojwang’s death.
Maraga also pointed to clear initial evidence suggesting that DIG Lagat — either directly or through collaborators — was involved in the unlawful arrest, torture, strangulation, and killing of the influencer, yet remains in office.
He added that public trust in the National Police Service, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), and the DCI has collapsed, calling for a complete overhaul of the justice system beginning with the removal of all three institutions’ leadership.
On the matter of private prosecution, Maraga explained that even if the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) chose not to press charges, Kenyans still had the right to pursue a private prosecution.
"Articles 1 and 3 of the constitution guarantee Kenyans their sovereignty, and thus they can act directly or through institutions set up. My team and I support those constitutional actions of Kenyans who are exercising the freedom of assembly to express their demand for accountability," he declared.
Maraga's remarks come hours after three more suspects were arrested, revealed to be inmates detained at Central Police Station. The trio, Gin Abwao, Collins Ireri and Brian Mwaniki, who were arrested by a team from IPOA investigating the matter, claim they were directed by police to torture Ojwang before he died in police custody.
Meanwhile, activists and opposition figures have been signaling plans for a major protest on June 25 to mark one year since the deadly Gen-Z demonstrations of 2024 — a movement now gaining renewed urgency following the death of Albert Ojwang while in police custody.
The 2024 protests saw dozens of young Kenyans shot dead and many others forcibly disappeared as they rallied against the Finance Bill, 2024.
