Kenya deputy police chief steps aside amid death in custody probe

Kenya’s embattled Deputy Inspector-General of police announced Monday that he would “step aside” as investigations begin into a death in custody that has provoked protests and widespread outrage.

Albert Ojwang, 31, died earlier this month after he was arrested over social media posts accusing Deputy Inspector General, Eliud Kipkoech Lagat, of corruption.

While police initially said he died in his cell after hitting his own head against the wall, a government pathologist said the teacher’s injuries were “unlikely to be self-inflicted”. Ojwang’s death reignited simmering anger over police brutality in the east African nation, with demonstrators in the capital Nairobi calling for Lagat’s resignation as well as..…READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT HERE