Samson Talam, the Officer Commanding Central Police Station at the time teacher and slain blogger Albert Ojwang was murdered, arrived at Milimani Law Courts.
Talam arrived while flanked by officers in plainclothes.
Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has moved to court, seeking orders to detain Central Police Station OCS Samson Talam for 21 days.
In a miscellaneous application filed at Milimani Law Courts, IPOA says this will allow completion of investigations into the gruesome murder of blogger Albert Ojwang.
The application is supported by an affidavit sworn by Senior Assistant Director of Investigations Abdirahman Jibril, who is attached to IPOA headquarters.
The authority is requesting that Taalam be held at Lang’ata Police Station or any other station within the country, as investigations may dictate.
Talam, was trailed and arrested on Friday after a dramatic
hunt.
Police alleged that Talam had switched off his mobile phones
since Thursday amid a hunt for him.
His family, however, dismissed claims that he had gone
missing, saying he cooperated fully with authorities and later surrendered
himself voluntarily to the DCI.
The family said at no time did Talam switch off his phone,
adding that he was in constant communication with his colleagues.
Another female police officer targeted in the case was found
and questioned for the better part of Friday ahead of a planned arrangement.
Talam has been regarded as a prime suspect in the murder
case.
This is after a number of suspects and witnesses adversely
mentioned his name in the saga.
He, through his lawyer Danstan Omari, has denied the claims.
He is expected to be presented in court on Monday, June 16.
Ojwang was arrested in his Homa Bay home over claims of
false publication and brought to Nairobi, where he was booked and later
clobbered to death.
He died on June 8, hours after his arrest and detention in
the cells.
