President William Ruto's daughter Charlene has weighed in on the murder of blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody.
Seeming to qualify why she had not yet spoken about Ojwang's death, Charlene revealed she had been grappling with thoughts trying to understand what happened.
She appreciated the tragedy was heavy for the deceased's family, sharing in their grief.
"I have struggled with deep moments of reflection for the past few days to try and find context around what happened. This is a painful, unfortunate and overwhelming loss, and we share our deepest condolences with his family," she said.
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At the same time, in the face of the bad blood between the Kenyan youth and the government, Charlene called on the young Kenyans to be lenient to and embrace a "generational ceasefire".
She noted that the extreme stances the youth hold against the government and vice versa were a great disservice to the current and coming generations.
"As a young Kenyan, I would also like to challenge the entire country to embrace a generational ceasefire. These regrettable incidents, extremity, and growing intolerance should challenge all of us as a nation to interrogate the environment and culture we want to live in and create for the generations coming after us," she said.
Meanwhile, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is investigating the circumstances in which Ojwang died.
The blogger was arrested last Saturday, June 7, at his rural home in Homa Bay and transported to Nairobi, where he was booked into the Central Police Station.
He was murdered moments after booking, with the autopsy later indicating that he had his neck compressed and beaten.
Ojwang was arrested following a complaint by Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat, who had accused the deceased of allegedly defaming him through X.
In custody currently is Nairobi Central Police OCS Samsob Talam, and Constable James Mukhwana, the sentry who was on duty when Ojwang was brought in.
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