Fake news headline, GSU visit to Standard then Ojwang's murder - The Standard
Fake News Headline
A fake news article with a headline falsely implicating Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat as “The Richest Cop” triggered a GSU raid on The Standard Group’s offices in Nairobi on April 22, 2024.
GSU Raid
The GSU's visit aimed to investigate the origin and distribution of the fake headline, which bore The Standard's branding.
Link to Murder
Disturbingly, new information links this incident to the brutal murder of Albert Ojwang, who was in police custody.
Key Details
- Fake headline: “The Richest Cop”
- Location: Standard Group offices, Nairobi
- Police involvement: GSU and investigations into both the fake news and the murder
Deputy Inspector General Kenya Police Service Eliud Lagat during a press briefing following Albert Omondi Ojwang's death in police custody at Central Police station, Nairobi. June 9, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Disturbing details have emerged linking Albert Ojwang’s brutal murder to a highly unusual police visit to the Standard Group offices in Nairobi, sparked by a fake newspaper front page headline wrongly attributed to the media house and implicating Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat.Â
Two months ago, on April 22, 2024, officers from the elite General Service Unit (GSU) stormed the Standard Group’s offices in Nairobi to investigate a fake front-page headline circulating online, bearing The Standard’s branding and the provocative title, “The Richest Cop,” linked to Lagat.Â
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