X microblogger Albert Ojwang postmortem results clearly show he was beaten to death, and not a suicide as the police claimed.
The postmortem was conducted by a team of five pathologists, led by State Pathologist Dr. Bernard Midia, after Dr. Johansen Oduor withdrew.
It revealed the 31-year-old had multiple injuries across his entire body:
- His head was badly injured, with broken bones and internal bleeding in the brain.
- His neck showed signs of compression, suggesting he may have been strangled.
- There were bruises on both sides of his jaw.
- Blood was found in his spine.
- He had bruises and beat marks all over his body, including the face, back and sides of the head, neck, chest, arms, and legs.
- He also suffered soft tissue injuries and broken ribs.
Dr. Midia confirmed the injuries were not self-inflicted. “These are not wounds someone could cause to themselves,” he said.
“There were also signs of a struggle.”
Dr. Midia explained that if Albert had hit himself against a wall, as police claimed, the injuries would mostly be at the front of his head.
But the bruises and bleeding were spaced out, on the sides and back too, proving they were caused by someone else.
“There’s no way he caused these injuries on his own,” Dr. Midia insisted.
Albert, 31, was arrested last Friday in Homa Bay over a social media post criticizing Deputy IG Police Eliud Lagat.
After his arrest, he was taken over 350 kilometers to Nairobi and locked up at Central Police Station.
Police later said he was found unconscious in his cell with self-inflicted injuries. But the autopsy has now completely discredited that version.
Father’s Plea after Albert Ojwang Postmortem Results
After the findings were released, Albert’s father, Meshack Ojwang, pleaded with President William Ruto to help him as a taxpayer.
“The officers who took my son looked at our humble home and thought we did not matter.”
President Ruto has not yet responded.
Albert’s death has triggered anger and protests. Outside Nairobi City Mortuary, people gathered with placards, chanting “Stop killing us.”
Karen Nyamu Apologizes over Self-Abduction Claims
Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu was forced to apologize after hinting that Albert Ojwang may have self-abducted, or that his abduction was stage-managed by the opposition. These shameless remarks caused major backlash.
“I don’t apologize or retract often, not out of pride, but because I believe I have room to make mistakes and to be wrong sometimes,” she wrote.
“But let us be clear, I never said the gentleman abducted himself. Check my words. What I did say was that the opposition has staged scenes before, and that it’s not far-fetched to imagine they (Opposition) could use compromised police to create another scene to achieve what is your guess and mine,” she added.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has spoken out, calling Albert’s death horrifying and part of a long, painful pattern of police violence against young Kenyans.
Albert Ojwang postmortem results point to a violent death that has left the country shaken. His voice may be gone, but the calls for justice are only getting louder.
By Vivian K.