ODM Statement After Kasipul MP Charles Were Was Shot Dead

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has expressed deep sorrow over the fatal shooting of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were. 

In a statement on Wednesday, April 30, ODM revealed that Were had spent the better part of the day in Parliament before leaving around 6:15 PM.  

"We have received with shock and disbelief the tragic death of the Hon. Charles Ong’ondo Were-MP Kasipul at the hands of a gunman along Ngong road, Nairobi this evening. 

"Were was in parliament the better part of the day and left at 6:15 PM after participating in business of the day," the statement read.

In the wake of the MP's death, ODM has called on the government and police authorities to launch an investigation, urging them to ensure justice is served.

"While we join his constituents, the people of the great county of Homa Bay, his family, colleagues, and friends in mourning, we call on the police to investigate the shooting incident and bring the culprits to book," the statement added.

Were was Thursday evening shot and killed by unknown assailants on a motorcycle on Ngong Road, Nairobi County.

According to eyewitness reports, the MP was ambushed by two gunmen who were trailing his vehicle on a motorbike.

The attackers reportedly disembarked from the motorbike and shot Were at close range in what appears to be a targeted killing.

The incident took place at around 7:30 PM. The MP’s driver, who was with him at the time, survived the attack.

Were was rushed to a Nairobi hospital following the shooting but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The motive behind the shooting remains unknown.