Ambassador of the European Union to Kenya, Henriette Geiger, has called for accountability in the case of Albert Ojwang, who died in detention hours after being arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers.

In a statement on Thursday, June 12, 2025, Geiger called for transparent and independent investigations into Ojwang’s mysterious demise.

“We welcome the statements by President William Ruto and other senior Kenyan officials recognising police responsibility and calling for a full, transparent, and rapid independent investigation,’ she said.

“Ensuring accountability and the rule of law are essential to maintain public trust in law enforcement.”

Further, Geiger extended her condolences to the family and friends affected by Ojwang’s death.

“We are deeply saddened by the death of Kenyan blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang while in police custody. We join in extending our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all those affected by this tragic loss,” she added.

The autopsy

This follows a public outcry after Ojwang’s post-mortem report revealed that he was assaulted and suffered multiple body injuries. 

Pathologist Bernard Midia, after completing an autopsy on his body on Tuesday, June 11, 2025, revealed that Ojwang did not hit himself on the wall as earlier reported in a police report. 

“When we examined the pattern of the injury, especially the trauma I found on the head… hitting against a blunt substance like a wall would have a pattern,” he stated. 

Midia pointed out that in the event of one hitting themselves on a wall, frontal bleeding on the head would be seen.

“But the bleeds that we found on the scalp, on the skin of the head, were spaced, including on the face, sides of the head, and the back of the head,” he explained. 

The pathologist, who conducted the procedure alongside the family’s representative, Mutuma Zambezi, dismissed the possibility of Ojwang’ injuring himself. 

“When we tie up together with other injuries that are well spread on parts of the body … including the upper limbs and the trunk … Then this is unlikely to be a self-inflicted injury,” he added.

The post-mortem findings contradicted a police report on Sunday, June 8, 2025, where Ojwang was reported to have hit his head on the wall of a cell at Central Police Station. 

Kanja’s apology

As a result, the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, tendered an apology for issuing the wrong report regarding investigations into the murder of influencer Albert Ojwang.

During the Senate proceedings on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, IG Kanja was adamant that he could not issue any statement until the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) finalises the investigations.

He also vowed to take action on the officers who provided him with the report, citing that the disciplinary procedures would be in line with the Standard Operating Procedures.

“If, in the ongoing investigations by IPOA, we get to know the truth. The officers who issued the initial report will have to face disciplinary procedures,” Kanja stated. 

“From what we’ve heard here, we will proceed and take necessary measures against the officer who gave us the material on that day.”

However, the senators took issue with Kanja’s remarks and pointed out that IPOA had ruled out suicide following the release of the autopsy results. 

Boxed into a corner, IG Kanja begrudgingly apologised for the initial report. 

“I tender my apology on behalf of the NPS because of that information,” Kanja said amid the applause from the senators.