NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested a police constable over the death in custody of a political blogger last week, which triggered angry protests in the capital Nairobi, local newspapers The Nation, The Standard, and The Star reported. The death of 31-year-old Albert Ojwang is the latest case to throw a spotlight on the […]
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Kenyan police constable arrested over blogger’s death in custody, say Kenyan media
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested a police constable over the death in custody of a political blogger last week, which triggered angry protests in the capital Nairobi, local newspapers The Nation, The Standard, and The Star reported.
The death of 31-year-old Albert Ojwang is the latest case to throw a spotlight on the country’s security services, who have been accused of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances for years.
(Reporting by Monicah Mwangi and Hereward Holland; Writing by Ammu Kannampilly; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)