One month after his death in police custody, Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang was laid to rest on Friday in his home town of Homa Bay.
Thousands of people turned out to pay their respects to the 31-year-old journalist whose death sparked violent protests after an autopsy report discredited police claims that he died from self-inflicted wounds.
Ojwang’s death at Nairobi’s Central Police Station reignited long standing public anger about police brutality across the country.
Two police officers have been arrested in connection with the incident and the Kenyan parliament held televised hearings about the ongoing investigation.
A friend of Ojwang’s, Anna Ngumi, told mourners at the funeral that, “We are not going to rest.
“We are not going to rest until justice is done. Remember we are still celebrating 7/7 (7th of July protest day) here, we will do 7/7 for Albert Ojwang.”
Africanews /Kamila