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Pressure is mounting on the National Police Service following the deaths of two men in police custody over the past week. One man died at Solai ACC Police Post on October 7, while the other passed away at the Kiganjo Police Station on October 9.
One of the persons said to have died is a 30-year-old man from Gatundu South, who is said to have swallowed 20 rolls of bhang before his death.
Vocal Africa CEO and activist Hussein Khalid confirmed the news on Saturday night that the deceased, Paul Njuguna, had only been in custody for a few days before he died.
Njuguna had been arrested for possession of drugs on October 9 and held at the Kiganjo Police Station.
A photo collage of deceased men found in two police stations in two days, October 2025.
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“Yet another death in police custody! Paul Njuguna, a 30-year-old man from Gatundu South, lost his life while in the custody of police from Kiganjo Police Station,” Khalid said.
“Paul Njuguna was arrested on 9th October on claims of being in possession of bhang.”
Khalid reported that witnesses claimed that they had seen police officers beating him up.
However, the police officers reported that he had died as a result of swallowing the bhang, which was wrapped in a paper bag.
This report comes just hours after another Kenyan man, Eric Kiptanui Koros, died in custody at the Solai ACC Police Post in Nakuru County.
The deceased, a 40-year-old man from Solai, Nakuru County, had been detained over a debt of Ksh8,000 on Tuesday, October 7, at around 2.30pm.
Later that day, police reportedly visited the deceased’s family and brought them back to the police post, where they were given the news that their kin had died.
The deceased has left behind a wife and 5 children. His body is being preserved at Kwa Jack mortuary in Nakuru, even as his cause of death remains unconfirmed by police officers.
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