The brutal killing of Albert Ojwang’ at the hands of police has ripped off the veil on the deep-seated rot within the National Police Service and unmasked the entrenched highhandedness and systemic cover-ups that have for ages characterised the service, as well as a collapse of command at the highest levels.

The Standard has obtained fresh details from witnesses within police units that could place top cops including Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Lagat, Central Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Samson Talam, and cell sentry Constable James Mukhwana at the heart of a plot that may have led to the execution of Ojwang’.