Nairobi, June 17- Nyali MP Mohamed Ali has issued a strong statement following Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Lagat\u2019s decision to step aside as investigations intensify into the controversial death of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While acknowledging Lagat\u2019s move as a necessary step, Ali insisted it was far from enough. \u201cLet it be unequivocally clear: his resignation does NOT and CANNOT erase his possible culpability in this heinous crime,\u201d the MP said in a statement posted on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ojwang\u2019s death while in police custody has sparked national outrage, with public calls for accountability mounting over the past week. Lagat, who was the original complainant in the case that led to Ojwang\u2019s arrest, stepped aside on Tuesday pending the outcome of investigations by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But according to Ali, simply vacating office during investigations is \u201cthe bare minimum\u201d in the pursuit of justice. \u201cJustice delayed is justice denied,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further criticized what he described as efforts by elements within the police force to cover up the truth surrounding Ojwang\u2019s final hours. \u201cThe attempts to obfuscate the facts of this young teacher\u2019s brutal death are not only unacceptable, but futile,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ali reiterated his commitment to seeking full accountability, demanding to know: \u201cWho ordered the murder of Albert Ojwang?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He concluded his remarks with a call for transparency and justice, saying: \u201cThe time for transparency, justice, and moral clarity was yesterday but we can accept it today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DIG Lagat\u2019s resignation comes amid mounting pressure on top police officials following a series of witness testimonies that allege coordinated efforts to torture and kill Ojwang at the hands of police officers. IPOA\u2019s investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Nairobi, June 17- Nyali MP Mohamed Ali has issued a strong statement following Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Lagat\u2019s decision to step aside as investigations intensify into the controversial death of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang. While acknowledging Lagat\u2019s move as a necessary step, Ali insisted it was far from enough. \u201cLet it be unequivocally clear: his resignation does NOT and CANNOT erase his possible culpability in this heinous crime,\u201d the MP said in a statement posted on social media. Ojwang\u2019s death while in police custody has sparked national outrage, with public calls for accountability mounting over the past week. Lagat, who was the original complainant in the case that led to Ojwang\u2019s arrest, stepped aside on Tuesday pending the outcome of investigations by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). But according to Ali, simply vacating office during investigations is \u201cthe bare minimum\u201d in the pursuit of justice. \u201cJustice delayed is justice denied,\u201d he added. He further criticized what he described as efforts by elements within the police force to cover up the truth surrounding Ojwang\u2019s final hours. \u201cThe attempts to obfuscate the facts of this young teacher\u2019s brutal death are not only unacceptable, but futile,\u201d he wrote. Ali reiterated …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3038"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3040,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038\/revisions\/3040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}