Editor's Review

Mawego Police Station where Albert Ojwang was initially detained before being transferred to Nairobi has been set on fire.

Mawego Police Station in Homa Bay County was set ablaze on Thursday, July 3, by angry protesters who marched to the station with Albert Ojwang's body.  

Ojwang was initially detained at the station before being transferred to Nairobi, where he died while in police custody at Central Police Station.

Tensions boiled over as mourners, marching with the coffin, stormed the station compound and set some structures on fire.

Some officers were spotted carrying their personal belongings out of the quarters, while others desperately poured water on the buildings in a bid to contain the fire.

In images seen by Nairobileo.co.ke, protesters were seen carrying the uprooted signage of the police station while protesting Ojwang's killing. 

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After the confrontation at the station, Ojwang's body was taken to his parents' home in Kokwayo Village, Kabondo Kasipul.

File image of a burning structure at Mawego Police Station

This comes a day after Ojwang's requiem mass where his mother, Eucabeth Adhiambo, offered a heartbreaking recollection of her son's final moments.

Speaking at Ridgeway Baptist Church on Wednesday, July 2, Eucabeth recounted the last interaction she had with her son before he was taken into custody.

"Albert, my son, I'm sorry. You were taken from my hands before you even ate the food I had given you; you hadn’t even started on your ugali.

"I apologize for letting you go while you were still hungry. You were shaking when they came for you, but you told me you hadn’t done anything," she said.

Ojwang's wife, Nevnina Onyango, also gave an emotional tribute, recalling their final conversation and the heavy toll the tragedy has taken on her family.

"Albert left unexpectedly, but it was God's will. It's heavy on me and my son, who doesn’t even understand what’s happening. Albert was my everything. When we last spoke while he was at Central Police, I was the last person he talked to.

"His words were, ‘I love you, see you soon.’ I didn’t know those would be his last. I wouldn’t wish the pain we’re going through on anyone. I urge the police to treat everyone fairly," she said.