MP Kaluma claims Mawego police station arsonists were ferried from Nairobi
Homa Bay Town constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Kaluma has distanced local students and residents from the burning of Mawego Police Station.
Homa Bay Town constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Kaluma has distanced local students and residents from the burning of Mawego Police Station.
Taking to his official X account on the night of Thursday, July 3, 2025, Kaluma claimed that the chaos was orchestrated by hired goons ferried in from Nairobi.
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) lawmaker expressed anger and disappointment, insisting that the community around Mawego Technical Training Institute had no role in the violence that left the station in ruins upon the arrival of the body of slain teacher Albert Ojwang’.
According to Kaluma, the community has lived with the police station for many years, and even after Ojwang’ was killed, they never burnt it.
“The goons who have burnt Mawego Police Station were ferried from Nairobi. Our students from Mawego and our students from across our land didn’t burn the station. They have lived with the Station all these years, even after our son Albert Ojwang was killed. Wapimou!” Kaluma stated.
A wave of fury swept through Homa Bay County on July 3, 2025, as angry residents set fire to Mawego Police Station, protesting the controversial death of the 31-year-old blogger and teacher while in police custody.
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The incident marked a dramatic escalation in nationwide calls for police accountability and reform.
In a powerful and emotionally charged demonstration, hundreds of mourners and outraged residents marched through Homa Bay carrying Ojwang’s body to Mawego Police Station—the very place where he was held before being moved to Nairobi.
The crowd chanted slogans demanding justice, waved placards bearing Ojwang’s image, and accused police of a cover-up.
As emotions boiled over, a section of the protesters breached the station’s perimeter, setting parts of the building ablaze.
Smoke billowed into the sky as flames engulfed offices and records, with police forced to retreat in the face of the overwhelming crowd.
The dramatic scene captured the community’s deep grief and growing rage, turning the protest into a symbol of resistance against police impunity.
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