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Human rights activists on Monday staged protests outside nairobi funeral home and central police station, demanding justice following the controversial death of blogger albert ojwang, who died under unclear circumstances while in police custody. The autopsy on ojwang’s body, scheduled to take place, was pushed to tuesday, further fueling the protesters who stormed nairobi funeral home demanding it be conducted as planned. As citizen tv’s ben kirui reports, the kenya national commission on human rights has condemned the police narrative that ojwang died from self-inflicted injuries as premature.
Rights activists demand justice for Albert Ojwang
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