Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

- Kenyans have expressed mixed reactions following the move by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) to approve murder charges against six suspects linked to Albert Ojwang's death.

On Monday, June 23, ODPP issued an update regarding the investigations into Ojwang's murder at Central Police Station.

ODPP disclosed that it had received the file from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority IPOA and approved murder charges against six individuals.

"Following the directive, IPOA submitted the inquiry file to the ODPP for perusal and legal guidance. Upon receipt, the DPP immediately constituted a team of senior prosecutors to undertake a comprehensive review of the file. Consequently, the DPP has approved murder charges against six individuals. The suspects include police officers," ODPP said.

The six to be charged are Samson Kiprotich Talaam, James Mukhwana, Peter Kimani, John Ngige Gitau, Gin Ammitou Abwao and Brian Mwaniki Njue.

However, the decision by ODPP has attracted criticism from Kenyans, with a majority questioning why Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police Eliud Lagat was spared.

According to some Kenyans, the list of suspects cannot be complete without Lagat's name, given that his complaint was the source of Ojwang's arrest.

Moses:

"So long as there isn't the chief complainant's name it is null and void."

@MicrobesKE:

"There is a name missing."

Emmanuel Mwangi

"Any list without Lagat is fake news. We the people shall not rest until Lagat is arrested, charged and jailed."

Walter:

"Foolish junior police officers will never learn that their corrupt and equally inept bosses will always throw them under the bus when things get hot. I've tried teaching some police officers about individual responsibility and I'm almost giving up. These dudes never learn."

Willis Evans Otieno:

"Until Eliud Lagat is charged with the cold-blooded murder of Albert Ojwang, everything else is noise, state-sponsored theatrics to distract us from the stench of blood and impunity. You cannot bury justice beneath press conferences and PR stunts. Ojwang is dead. Lagat walks free. That’s a criminal enterprise in uniform."

Was Lagat named a person of interest in Ojwang's case?

The DIG's name had been mentioned several times in Ojwang's murder case, as he was the one who filed a complaint that led to the blogger's arrest.

On June 4, Lagat lodged a complaint with the DCI that Ojwang had tarnished his name through a social media post.

Following this, the DCI took over the case and deployed five detectives to arrest Ojwang' from his home in Kabondo Kasipul constituency, Homa Bay county.

Ojwang' was then transported to the Nairobi Central Police Station, where he was subjected to torture that led to his untimely death.

Source: TUKO.co.ke