Sunday, June 15, 2025 - Early Sunday morning, the National Police Service (NPS) marked Father’s Day with a brief social media post celebrating fathers.
But what was meant to be a feel-good message quickly
spiraled into controversy. Kenyans took to the comment section not with warm
wishes, but with anger and grief over the recent death of blogger and teacher,
Albert Ojwang, in police custody at Central Police Station.
Ojwang, a young father to an infant son and the only child
of his now-heartbroken father, was tortured and strangled in police custody
just days before the holiday.
Within the hour, the post transformed into a solemn tribute
to Albert, with Kenyans condemning what they called a miscarriage of justice.
The incident laid bare the deep mistrust between civilians
and police, captured starkly by one X user who remarked that even officers’
children now feel ashamed of their parents’ profession.
See the comments below.
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