Kenya: Police Station Set Alight During Ojwang Funeral Procession

Mourners storm Mawego police station with Albert Ojwang's body, set buildings on fire

The police post was used to temporarily detain Ojwang before he was taken to Central Police Station in Nairobi, where he was killed while in police custody.

Kenya: Police Station Set Alight During Ojwang Funeral Procession

Kisumu -- Tensions flared in Homa Bay on Thursday afternoon after protesters participating in the funeral procession of slain blogger Albert Ojwang stormed Mawego Police Station and set it ablaze.

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A police station in western Kenya was set ablaze on Thursday after thousands of protesters marched with the coffin of a teacher who died in custody last month, local media reported. Albert Ojwang, 31, was found dead in a police cell in capital Nairobi after his arrest in Homa Bay County, his death sparking rallies against police brutality. In videos shared online, which AFP could not independently verify, a large crowd of protesters is seen carr…

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Top security bosses in Homa Bay ahead of Albert Ojwang burial

Officials from the regional Independent Policing Oversight Authority also accompanied them.