A section of Kipkaren-Selia residents in Mosop constituency Nandi county came out to defend Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat on Tuesday as residents took to the streets demanding he returns to work.
DIG Lagat stepped aside on Monday to allow investigations into the death of Albert Ojwang, blogger and a teacher, after being named as one of the suspects relating to Albert’s death.
Carrying twigs and singing in solidarity with Lagat while moving around the streets of Kipkaren-Selia town in Mosop Nandi, describing Lagat as a humble man with a kind heart saying everyone in the region knows him with the same.
“We are saddened and also embarrassed by the accusations against him. All this is just to tarnish his name. We believe he is innocent,”
“Of course we do not support extra judicial killings but still we do not believe that he took part, I have grown up with him knowing him as a good person,” said one resident.
This comes while demonstrations taking place in Nairobi’s CBD and Mombasa today (Tuesday), where protestors are demanding DIG Lagat’s to be arrested over the allegations of taking part in the Albert Ojwang’s death.
Written by Erick Kiplimo
