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Naibu Inspekta Jenerali aliyeandamwa na tuhuma, Eliud Lagat, ametoa maelezo kwa Mamlaka Huru ya Kusimamia Utendaji wa Polisi (IPOA) kuhusiana na kifo cha mwalimu Albert Ojwang’.
Awali, Lagat aliwasilisha malalamiko dhidi ya Ojwang’, akimtuhumu kwa kusambaza taarifa za uongo. Mwalimu huyo alikamatwa nyumbani kwake kijijini Homa Bay na baadaye kuhamishiwa katika Kituo Kikuu cha Polisi cha Nairobi, ambako alifariki katika selo ya polisi saa chache baada ya kuzuiliwa.
Kwa mujibu wa vyanzo vya habari ndani ya IPOA vilivyozungumza kwa masharti ya kutotajwa majina, Lagat alihojiwa kwa saa kadhaa baada ya kuitwa kutoa taarifa muhimu kwa ajili ya uchunguzi unaoendelea.
Hata hivyo, maelezo aliyoyatoa hayajawekwa wazi.
IPOA imethibitisha kuwa zaidi ya maafisa wa polisi 20 wamekwishaandikisha maelezo kuhusiana na kifo hicho cha kutatanisha, huku shinikizo likizidi kuongezeka likitaka uwazi na uwajibikaji katika kesi hiyo.
Lagat alijiondoa kazini Jumatatu kufuatia shinikizo kubwa kutoka kwa umma na taasisi mbalimbali, ili kuruhusu uchunguzi "usioingiliwa" kama mamlaka zilivyosema.
Uchunguzi bado unaendelea huku IPOA ikijitahidi kubaini mazingira halisi yaliyopelekea kifo cha Ojwang’ akiwa chini ya ulinzi wa polisi.
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Embattled Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat has recorded a statement with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) in connection with the death of teacher Albert Ojwang’.
Lagat had earlier filed a complaint against Ojwang’, accusing him of publishing false information. The teacher was subsequently arrested at his rural home in Homa Bay and later transferred to the Central Police Station in Nairobi, where he died in a police cell just hours after being detained.
According to sources within IPOA who spoke on condition of anonymity, Lagat was grilled for several hours after being summoned to provide information relevant to the ongoing investigation.
Details of his statement were, however, not revealed.
IPOA has since confirmed that more than 20 police officers have recorded statements in relation to the mysterious death, as pressure mounts for transparency and accountability in the case.
Lagat stepped aside on Monday amid growing public and institutional pressure to allow for what authorities have termed an “uncompromised” investigation.
The probe continues as IPOA seeks to establish the exact circumstances surrounding Ojwang’s death while in police custody.
Awali, Lagat aliwasilisha malalamiko dhidi ya Ojwang’, akimtuhumu kwa kusambaza taarifa za uongo. Mwalimu huyo alikamatwa nyumbani kwake kijijini Homa Bay na baadaye kuhamishiwa katika Kituo Kikuu cha Polisi cha Nairobi, ambako alifariki katika selo ya polisi saa chache baada ya kuzuiliwa.
Kwa mujibu wa vyanzo vya habari ndani ya IPOA vilivyozungumza kwa masharti ya kutotajwa majina, Lagat alihojiwa kwa saa kadhaa baada ya kuitwa kutoa taarifa muhimu kwa ajili ya uchunguzi unaoendelea.
Hata hivyo, maelezo aliyoyatoa hayajawekwa wazi.
IPOA imethibitisha kuwa zaidi ya maafisa wa polisi 20 wamekwishaandikisha maelezo kuhusiana na kifo hicho cha kutatanisha, huku shinikizo likizidi kuongezeka likitaka uwazi na uwajibikaji katika kesi hiyo.
Lagat alijiondoa kazini Jumatatu kufuatia shinikizo kubwa kutoka kwa umma na taasisi mbalimbali, ili kuruhusu uchunguzi "usioingiliwa" kama mamlaka zilivyosema.
Uchunguzi bado unaendelea huku IPOA ikijitahidi kubaini mazingira halisi yaliyopelekea kifo cha Ojwang’ akiwa chini ya ulinzi wa polisi.
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Embattled Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat has recorded a statement with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) in connection with the death of teacher Albert Ojwang’.
Lagat had earlier filed a complaint against Ojwang’, accusing him of publishing false information. The teacher was subsequently arrested at his rural home in Homa Bay and later transferred to the Central Police Station in Nairobi, where he died in a police cell just hours after being detained.
According to sources within IPOA who spoke on condition of anonymity, Lagat was grilled for several hours after being summoned to provide information relevant to the ongoing investigation.
Details of his statement were, however, not revealed.
IPOA has since confirmed that more than 20 police officers have recorded statements in relation to the mysterious death, as pressure mounts for transparency and accountability in the case.
Lagat stepped aside on Monday amid growing public and institutional pressure to allow for what authorities have termed an “uncompromised” investigation.
The probe continues as IPOA seeks to establish the exact circumstances surrounding Ojwang’s death while in police custody.
