Busia County Senator Okiya Omtatah has called out President William Ruto’s economic advisor, Moses Kuria, accusing him of hypocrisy over his recent call to digitise the Occurrence Book (OB) at police stations.

In a strongly worded statement shared via his official X account on Tuesday, June 17, Omtatah questioned why Kuria, who holds a strategic advisory role in government, opted to air his sentiments publicly rather than channel them directly to the President.

The senator’s criticism came in response to Kuria’s suggestion to digitise the OB system—a conversation that gained traction following public outrage over the controversial death of Albert Ojwang while in police custody.

Omtatah dismissed Kuria’s social media campaign as nothing more than a public relations move, arguing that someone in his position should be effecting change from within the corridors of power rather than tweeting like an outsider.

“Hon. Moses Kuria, you’re not just a concerned citizen; you’re the president’s advisor. You sit next to power, yet you tweet like a bystander. Albert Ojwang was murdered. This isn’t ‘concern’; it’s PR. You’re not bold; you’re complicit. Stop insulting our intelligence. The people see through it,” Omtatah wrote.

According to Omtatah, if Kuria were truly committed to police reforms and accountability, especially in the wake of Ojwang’s death, he would have taken the proposal directly to the Head of State. He argued that using social media instead signals a lack of sincerity.

Hon. Moses Kuria, you're not just a concerned citizen, you’re the President’s advisor. You sit next to power, yet you tweet like a bystander.
Albert Ojwang was murdered. This isn’t “concern,” it’s PR. You’re not bold, you’re complicit. Stop insulting our intelligence. The people… https://t.co/hZNdFUJZK8

— Okiya Omtatah Okoiti (@OkiyaOmtatah) June 17, 2025

Kuria’s proposal

The criticism followed Kuria’s own post on X, where he welcomed Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen’s directive to install CCTV cameras in all police stations.

Kuria went further to urge Murkomen to extend the directive to include the digitisation of OBs. He linked the issue to the ongoing public outcry surrounding the death of Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody under controversial circumstances.

According to Kuria, the CCTV systems in the station where Ojwang was held were already functional but were deliberately tampered with.

He warned Murkomen against turning a blind eye to what he termed a high-level cover-up and called on him to ensure that those behind the killing of Ojwang are held accountable.

In his words, Kuria asked Murkomen to “stand on the right side of history” by bringing the culprits to justice.

“Dear my brother Kipchumba Murkomen. I highly welcome your order to have CCTV installed in all police stations. Kindly also instruct the same on Digital Occurrence Books. However, on the matter of Alfred Ojwang, CCTV was working but was deleted. I urge you not to close your eyes and rest; it appears you are part of the grand cover-up. Stand on the right side of history. Hand over the high-level corrupt murderers to stand trial,” Kuria said.