The murder trial of Albert Ojwang’ is expected to proceed today at the Kibera High Court, even as activists raise concerns over the case allegedly missing from the official Judiciary cause list.
Justice Diana Kavedza had earlier scheduled a five-day hearing for the high-profile case in March 2026, with the court indicating its intention to fast-track the matter and conclude it before April due to heightened public interest.
According to the court schedule, the hearing was set to commence on March 17, followed by subsequent sessions on March 23, 24, 30 and 31. Today’s session was expected to feature testimony from three witnesses.
The prosecution has lined up a total of 28 witnesses, including six protected witnesses, while key evidence in the case includes approximately 16 terabytes of CCTV footage reportedly obtained from Central Police Station.
The accused persons include former OCS Samson Kiprotich Talaam, Police Constable James Mukhwana and four others, all of whom remain in custody after the court denied them bail over concerns of possible interference with witnesses.
However, questions have emerged over the management of the case after an activist identified as “I am Chege” claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that the matter was missing from the Judiciary’s cause list.
In his post, the activist noted that the case, listed as HCCRC/E010/2025, Republic vs Samson Kiprotich Talaam and Peter Kimani alias Kim and four others, had initially appeared in the cause list with scheduled hearing dates, including March 17 and March 23.
He further claimed that the March 17 hearing did not take place despite being listed and that as of today, the scheduled March 23 session did not appear in the cause list results.
“Last week, the Albert Ojwang’ hearing was present in the Judiciary cause list… The hearing that was to happen on 17th March never happened, even though it was on the cause list and today… I am seeing no results,” the activist stated.
He further called on the Judiciary to address the issue by updating the said Causelist.
The developments have raised concerns among observers over transparency and consistency in the listing of high-profile cases, particularly those attracting significant public interest.
It remains unclear whether the absence from the cause list reflects an administrative issue, a rescheduling of proceedings or simply a delay in updating court records.
The case continues to draw national attention as the court is expected to proceed with hearings involving multiple witnesses and extensive evidentiary material.
