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Two individuals accused of interfering with CCTV footage at Nairobi’s Central Police Station following the alleged murder of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang have been arraigned at the Kibera Law Courts.
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The suspects appeared in court on Monday afternoon as the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) seeks extended detention to continue investigations. They face allegations of obstructing justice by compromising vital surveillance evidence linked to Ojwang’s death.
One of the suspects, a technician, is alleged to have been paid KSh 3,000 to tamper with CCTV recordings believed to be central to the ongoing inquiry.
According to investigators, the technician was arrested Friday morning at his home in Saika during a targeted police operation. He allegedly admitted to interfering with the system.
He told police that a woman, who had contracted him in 2024 to install 25 cameras and a DVR system with a 30-day storage capacity at the station, also provided all the necessary equipment. The cameras were installed at strategic locations including corridors to the cells, the reporting office, both floors of the building, and the parking area.
He also claimed to have visited the station occasionally for maintenance. On June 8, 2025, at around 6:22 a.m., he received a call from an officer asking him to report to the station urgently. Once there, he said he was taken to a senior officer’s office where the DVR was located and asked to delete footage from June 6 and 7.
The technician told police he explained that deleting specific dates wasn’t possible, and the only option was to format the entire hard drive—an action that would erase all data. He said he did not proceed with the deletion but was paid KSh 3,000 by the senior officer.
On June 9, the same officer reportedly called him again and asked him to bring a new hard drive to replace the old one. The technician said he was told not to wear any reflective clothing or items identifying him as a technician. However, because shops were closed at the time, he went to the station without the drive, only to find the DVR already tampered with. He was told to return later.
Later that day, the officer checked on his availability, but the technician said he was engaged at another job in Westlands. He also claimed the officer shared his contact with an IPOA official who was trying to retrieve footage. Citing work commitments and concern over circulating news about the death, he declined and referred a colleague instead.
Police said they are tracking at least three more suspects believed to have been involved in the tampering, with some reportedly in hiding. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is working with IPOA to support the probe.
So far, 23 individuals have recorded statements, including 17 police officers from Central Police Station, Mawego Police Station, and the DCI.
