16/07/2025
📰 Pilmedia Group Editorial | The Political Prism
Date: 16th July 2025
Title: The Blood on Their Hands: The State’s Deafening Silence Over the Death of Blogger Albert Omondi Ojwang
In a democracy, the greatest test of a government’s morality is how it treats its critics. Kenya today is failing that test—miserably and violently.
The tragic and unjust death of Albert Omondi Ojwang, a young blogger known for his bold voice against government excesses, has sent shockwaves across the nation. Detained under murky circumstances following the June protests, Ojwang reportedly died while in police custody—a place where the law should protect, not persecute.
Let it be clear: Albert was not a criminal. He was a voice of the voiceless, echoing the frustrations of millions of young Kenyans grappling with joblessness, rising taxes, and the brutal cost of living. His weapon was not a gun—it was a keyboard. His power lay not in violence—but in truth. For that, he paid the ultimate price.
🇰🇪 The June Protests: A Cry Ignored
The June 2025 protests were not born out of chaos. They were born out of betrayal. Young people poured into the streets not to destroy—but to demand answers. What they received was tear gas, bullets, and arrests. More than 30 lives lost, hundreds wounded, and now, a brilliant mind silenced behind police walls.
We are witnessing a deliberate criminalization of dissent, a state growing intolerant of accountability, and a government shielding its violence behind staged press briefings and media spin. To date, no official explanation let alone justice has been offered for Albert's death.
As Pilmedia Group, we refuse to normalize the silencing of brave patriots under the guise of national security or public order. We condemn—in the strongest terms—the systematic targeting of critical voices by security forces, the failure of leadership to act, and the cowardice of silence by those in power who know the truth but choose comfort over courage.
Albert's death must not join the long list of forgotten names. His legacy must fuel a renewed demand for:
✅ An independent judicial inquest into his death.
✅ Immediate suspension and prosecution of any officer involved.
✅ Legislative protections for activists, journalists, and citizen bloggers.
✅ Public apology and restitution to the Ojwang family.
To the state: we remind you, the pen is mightier than the hand that wields the baton. And every time you kill a voice, ten others rise to take its place.
To the youth of Kenya: do not be afraid. Albert lived and died for something greater than himself. Let us carry his name like a banner bold, unbroken, and unbending.
Because in the face of tyranny, the most powerful act is to speak. And we, at Pilmedia, will never stop speaking.
