The Director of Criminal Investigation Mohamed Amin Wednesday put on the spot the Officer Commanding Station at Central police in Nairobi over the murder of teacher Albert Ojwang.
He said the OCS Samson Talam is a prime suspect in the matter.
Amin revealed Talam had declined to book Ojwang in the cells when he was called and informed he was at the report office.
“It has further been confirmed that before the booking, the report office personnel called the OCS, that he declined to book the suspect.
Talam is the officer commanding Central Police Station and from the totality of things, he should be treated as a prime suspect in the matter,” he said.
This has put the station commander in the spot in the probe.
Amin said Ojwang’ was transferred from Homa Bay to Central Police Station because the alleged offence was committed in Nairobi.
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has taken over the probe into the matter.
So far 13 police officers have been grilled over the saga.
Meanwhile, the United States Embassy in Nairobi called on the Kenyan government and the IPOA to ensure a swift, transparent, and thorough investigation into the killing of Ojwang, who died under controversial circumstances while in police custody.
The Embassy extended its condolences to the family of Ojwang who died in the hands of police on Sunday morning.
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