Kenyan blogger dies in Police custody, officers suspended

Several Kenyan police officers have been suspended after a man died in custody under suspicious circumstances, prompting a national outcry and an independent investigation.

Albert Ojwang, a teacher and blogger, was arrested on Friday in the western town of Homa Bay following a complaint by Kenya’s deputy police chief, Eliud Lagat, who accused him of defamation on social media. Instead of being processed locally, Ojwang was transported…