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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) \u2014 A court in Kenya on Thursday gave detectives 15 days to complete investigations of two police officers suspected of shooting and wounding a hawker<\/a> during the latest street protests<\/a> over the death of a blogger in custody.<\/p>\n The officers were arraigned in court two days after the Tuesday shooting on a busy street and under the full glare of cameras. It triggered anger and fury over persistent complaints against police brutality.<\/p>\n Tuesday\u2019s protests in the capital followed tensions over the death of the blogger, Albert Ojwang, who was found dead while in custody at the Central Police Station.<\/p>\n Ojwang was arrested on June 6 in western Kenya for what police called publishing \u201cfalse information\u201d about a top police official on social media. Police attributed his death to him \u201chitting his head against the cell wall,\u201d but activists have questioned the cause of death.<\/p>\n Protesters on Tuesday demanded the arrest of the police deputy inspector general, Eliud Langat, who had filed a defamation complaint against Ojwang.<\/p>\n Langat said Monday he had stepped aside and would cooperate with investigators. The two officers at the Central Police Station were arrested<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n The officers will remain in custody until July 3. During their court appearance, they concealed their faces with masks, sparking complaints from activists.<\/p>\n Kenya has a history of police brutality, and President William Ruto previously vowed to end it, along with extrajudicial killings.<\/p>\n Last year, several activists and protesters were abducted and killed by Kenyan police during protests against tax hikes<\/a>. The demonstrations led to calls for Ruto\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n