Muturi emotionally narrates his son’s abduction ordeal during Albert Ojwang’s requiem mass
Former Attorney General and Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi, who has been vocal about abductions and forced disappearances, gave an emotional narration of his son’s abduction by police during the requiem mass of Albert Ojwang held at Ridges Baptist Church in Nairobi on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
Muturi recounted the ordeal, explaining how his son was held by law enforcement officers and was only released after a direct intervention from the president. He expressed deep concern over the reality that many parents, unlike him, do not have access to such high offices.
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He questioned what Albert’s mother must be going through, given that she does not have the same connections or influence.
“I posed a question on January 12; yes, I was lucky. When my son was abducted, I was trying to get all those people and finally was able to get to the president, whom I told standing next to me, ‘Please call director general of NIS Noordin Haji; he is the one holding my son and there in my presence.’ The president called him, and within one hour, he was home. But I posed the question, and I still continue to pose this question: How about Albert’s father and mother and several others who could not and cannot have the opportunity to get to the highest office of the land? This is the result,” he stated.
He posed the question to mourners, who were visibly overwhelmed by the sombre mood: “What about Albert’s mother or father, who cannot access State House or the highest office in the land like I did for my son to be released?” He added that the result of not having such connections is what led to Albert’s lifeless body lying in the casket.
The national anthem
Muturi went on to quote the first stanza of the national anthem, “Justice be our shield and defender,” asking why the nation has failed to live by the values enshrined in it. He lamented that the anthem is sung during every national event, yet justice is denied to ordinary Kenyans. He questioned the authenticity of the anthem, asking whether it still holds any meaning if such mysterious deaths like Albert’s can still occur.
“I keep always asking: we have one of the most elaborate national anthems; we have a very elaborate national anthem.
The first stanza begins, ‘O God of all creations, bless this our land and nation. Plenty be found within our borders; justice be our shield and defender.’ Why are we not practising this? Unfortunately, at every national event the first stanza is sung. Do those words have a meaning to us?” he added.
He further stated that many young people, just like Albert, are giving life to the Constitution by expressing themselves, only to be met with what Albert was met with.
Muturi concluded by saying it is these actions that have given rise to the opposition’s push for the establishment of the People’s Restorative Justice Commission, which aims to champion justice for all Kenyans as envisioned in Article 1 of the Constitution.
