CCTV footage captures Ojwang's final moments

By Newsflash Reporter

Fresh developments have surfaced in the ongoing investigation into the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, following the release of CCTV footage capturing his final moments.

According to the footage reviewed by Newsflash, a police vehicle arrived at Mbagathi Hospital at 1:35 am.

Three officers exited the vehicle, with two of them briefly speaking before heading into the hospital’s casualty section. During this period, Ojwang remained alone in the rear of the vehicle, receiving no immediate attention. At 1:37 am, the officers returned to the parking area and appeared to be making phone calls.

Lack of urgency in handling the case

The footage shows that at 1:46 am, two officers came out of the hospital with a stretcher, which was eventually used to move Ojwang. However, it took them approximately 12 minutes to load him onto the stretcher, even requesting assistance from a hospital security guard in the process.

By 1:59 am, Ojwang was finally placed on the stretcher. At this point, 24 minutes had passed since the officers initially arrived at the hospital, suggesting a notable delay in addressing the medical emergency. The officers spent another 10 minutes inside the hospital before emerging at 2:11 am with Ojwang’s body, which appeared to be confirmed as lifeless by hospital personnel.

At 2:15 am, the police vehicle left the hospital with Ojwang’s remains. The sequence of events captured on video aligns with earlier statements from Mbagathi Hospital medics, who said the blogger was brought in around 2 am on June 8 and was already unresponsive upon arrival.

A police vehicle carrying the remains of Albert Ojwang arrives at Mbagathi Hospital on June 8, 2025.

Medical records showed Ojwang had suffered serious physical trauma, including facial swelling and multiple bruises on his limbs—indications of a violent assault.

Suspect arrested in CCTV deletion plot

The revelations from the footage came shortly after another breakthrough in the case: the arrest of a suspect accused of deleting CCTV footage from Nairobi’s Central Police Station, where Ojwang was last held before his death.

The individual, reportedly a technician who had installed the station’s 25 CCTV cameras and digital video recorder (DVR) in 2024, was arrested on the morning of Friday, June 13. The operation took place at his home in a densely populated Nairobi neighborhood.

Sources familiar with the investigation claim the technician was contacted on June 8 by a police officer stationed at Central Police Station. The officer allegedly summoned him urgently, and upon arrival, the technician was escorted to the DVR room, overseen by a senior officer. He was then instructed to delete all footage recorded on Thursday, June 6, and Friday, June 7.

These latest disclosures have intensified public scrutiny and raised more questions about police involvement in the death of Albert Ojwang.