Albert Omondi Ojwang’s postmortem has confirmed that his injuries were not self-inflicted, as claimed earlier by the police.
The postmortem conducted on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, shows he died from severe head injury caused by blunt force trauma.
Pathologists confirmed the injuries were not self-inflicted and occurred over time, with multiple wounds to the head, neck, limbs, and body.
The autopsy was conducted by five pathologists led by Dr. Bernard Midia and Dr. Njoroge at the City Mortuary.
Inconsistent injury pattern
Midia said that the pattern of the injury was inconsistent, noting that hitting against the wall as claimed by the police would have a pattern.
“The pattern of the injury, especially the trauma I found on the head… hitting against a blunt substance like a wall would have a pattern,” he said.
Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid, whose team witnessed the autopsy, confirmed the pathologist’s findings.
“The postmortem of Albert Ojwang is complete. It was conducted by 5 pathologists led by Dr. Bernard Midia and Dr. Njoroge. They came to a unanimous conclusion that the cause of death was severe head injury due to blunt force trauma. They also concluded that the injuries were not self-inflicted and did not happen at once. Besides the severe head injuries, the pathologists also confirmed multiple head, neck, limb, and body injuries caused by blunt force trauma,” Khalid wrote on X.
Albert Ojwang’s death
Ojwang died under disturbing circumstances while in police custody at the Central Police Station in Nairobi, sparking outrage.
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, in a press conference on Monday, June 9, shed light on the controversial arrest of Ojwang.
He revealed that Ojwang’s arrest, along with others, was triggered by a formal complaint from Lagat, who claimed his reputation was being tarnished by Ojwang’s social media posts.
“The reasons why the late Ojwang was arrested together with others are because there was a complaint that had been lodged by the DIG KPS about his name being tarnished,” Kanja said.
