Kenyan police officer arrested after protests over blogger's death in custody

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Kenyan police officer arrested after protests over blogger's death in custody  Albert Ojwang, who blogged about corruption on the social platform X, was arrested on June 6 in western Kenya and driven 400 kilometers (248 miles) to Nairobi. He died two days later at the Central Police Station after “hitting his head against the cell wall,” police said  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/13/kenyan-police-officer-arrested-after-protests-over-bloggers-death-in-custody  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The arrest first day was in connection with the death of Albert Ajuang, a social media blogger in police custody.

00:10He came as protesters took to the streets of Nairobi to demand justice for Ajuang,

00:15who was arrested on accusations of publishing false information about a top police official.

00:22Ajuang later died in a police cell in Nairobi.

00:25I'd love to add and tell the government that this is not stopping.

00:31Until we get justice, until they listen to us, until they listen to most of the youths who actually are the largest percentage in this country,

00:38this would not end. And until we get justice for Albert, this is not coming to an end.

00:43This is just the beginning of everything.

00:45I know they look for me, as they've always done, as they look for Albert, but for motherland or death, we choose both.

00:52On Thursday, the protesters threw stones at police, who later fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.

01:00At least two cars were set on fire in a street nearby.

01:04Police authorities said Ajuang died after hitting his head against the cell wall,

01:10but Amnesty International and local activists have questioned the account.

01:14President William Ruto, in a statement Wednesday, called Ajuang's death heartbreaking and unacceptable.

01:20Ajuang's death comes almost a year after several activists and protesters were killed and abducted by Kenyan police

01:27during protests against a finance bill.

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