An investigation has been launched by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) following the unexplained death of a 44-year-old man, Ruigi Ndubi, in a police cell at the Turasha Police Station in Nyandarua County on June 23. Ndubi had been arrested earlier that day for obstructing police officers in the execution of their duties and was found dead later that afternoon. According to police reports, Ndubi appeared intoxicated at the time of his arrest. The officer on duty conducted a routine check of the cells at 12:46 pm and discovered Ndubi’s body hanging inside the cell using his shirt, which was tied to the padlock of the inner door. The scene was secured, and IPOA was notified for a formal investigation. An autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death. This incident marks the latest in a series of suspicious deaths in police custody, with a 35-year-old fisherman, Calvince Omondi Onditi, having taken his own life in a police holding cell at Kipasi Police Post in Homabay County on June 25. Omondi had been arrested on June 15 on allegations of bestiality and was discovered hanging from the roof of the cell using a pair of trousers. The previous week, on June 13, a suspect, Calvin Omondi Owuor, died by suicide at the Katito police cells in Kisumu County. Owuor, 26, had been brought in for questioning over claims of stock theft and was found hanging on the grills of the cells using his vest. These incidents come just days after the death of another suspect, Joseph Otieno Oduor alias Sande, at the Ukwala police cells in Siaya County on June 10. Oduor, 26, had been arrested following the issuance of a warrant by a local court and was found hanging in the toilet using his own shirt. An autopsy conducted on the body of Albert Ojwang, who died at the Central police station cells in Nairobi on May 28, ruled out the possibility of self-inflicted injuries. Three police officers, including the Officer Commanding Station Samson Talaam, and three civilians have been charged with his murder. IPOA is responsible for handling such investigations into deaths in police custody.