Ojwang murder: IPOA seeks 21-day detention for OCS Taalam

According to court documents, IPOA is requesting that Taalam be held at Lang’ata Police Station or any other station within the country, as investigations may dictate. 

They also seek orders for electronic gadgets seized from the officer to undergo forensic examination.

The application is supported by an affidavit sworn by Senior Assistant Director of Investigations Abdirahman Jibril, who is attached to IPOA headquarters.

He states that IPOA is investigating Inquiry No. IPOA/INV/476/2025 into the death of Ojwang, suspected to have occurred at Nairobi Central Police Station while the deceased was in custody.

"Taalam was arrested on June 13, 2025, by DCI officers and handed over to IPOA. He was later booked at Lang’ata Police Station under OB No. 50/13/6/2025 at 6:05 p.m. At the time of arrest, Taalam was informed that it was in connection to the ongoing murder investigation," reads the application. 

The court has been told that preliminary evidence gathered so far indicates that Taalam and others still at large are suspected to have directed, planned, and attempted to cover up the fatal assault of Ojwang inside the police station cells.

IPOA notes that Taalam’s mobile phones, seized during arrest, are yet to undergo forensic analysis.

The authority argues that the time since the arrest has not been sufficient to complete investigations, and therefore seeks a 21-day extension to finalize the process while the respondent remains in custody.