REVEALED: DCI Allegedly Arrest Man Behind CCTV Footage Deletion
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) allegedly apprehended a CCTV technician suspected of tampering with vital evidence related to Albert Ojwang’s killing.
The man is believed to have been arrested on the morning of Friday, June 13, in a suspected targeted operation at his home in a popular Nairobi neighborhood.
According to authorities, a police officer at Central Police Station called the technician soon after 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 8. The technician had overseen the installation of all 25 cameras at the station in 2024.
A Nairobi based technician arrested for allegedly tampering with CCTV system at Central police station after Albert Ojwang murder, claims he was paid Sh3,000 for the work. pic.twitter.com/D6eldyy1vD
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Aside from the cameras, the man also installed a digital video recorder (DVR), which stores all acquired material.
The man claimed that the officer asked him to report to the station right away.
When he arrived, he was escorted to a senior officer’s office, which houses the DVR and was asked to remove footage from Thursday, June 6, and Friday, June 7.
However, it is said that he advised the officers that specific-day deletion was not possible and that the only choice was to format the hard disk, which would erase all recorded data and restore default settings.
He stated that he did not take anything from the DVR and was paid Ksh3,000 by a senior officer after completing the duty.
The latest development comes after the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) revealed that CCTV footage from the station had been tampered with.
IPOA Chair Issack Hassan outlines IPOA’s investigation findings so far around the circumstances of Ojwang’s death
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Ann Wanjiku, IPOA’s Deputy Chairperson, revealed the information to the Senate on Wednesday, June 11, when being questioned about the investigation into Ojwang’s murder.
Wanjiku stated that investigations were initiated immediately, revealing significant contradictions in the National Police Service’s original version of events.
She verified that the IPOA learned about Ojwang’s death from the media.
“The key findings were that the CCTV systems located at the OCS’s office had been interfered with,” she said.
DCI officials apprehended Ojwang at his house in Homa Bay County on Friday.
The influencer was arrested on Saturday for allegedly disseminating fake information, questioned, and booked under OB number 136/7/6/2025 at 9:35 p.m.
According to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, after investigations, Ojwang, a teacher by profession, was transported to a holding section within the station and locked up.
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However, during normal checks by policemen on duty, authorities discovered that Ojwang was comatose inside his cell.
He was rushed to Mbagathi Hospital on Sunday, June 8, and was pronounced dead upon arrival.
According to a police statement, Ojwang died by suicide after repeatedly hitting himself on the wall.
However, after the postmortem report from pathologists was released, it was established that the late Ojwang died from head traumas, neck compression, and numerous soft tissue trauma.
This ruled out self-inflicted wounds, as previously claimed by the NPS.
REVEALED: DCI Allegedly Arrest Man Behind CCTV Footage Deletion
