NAIROBI, KENYA — A key suspect connected to the fatal shooting of Kasipul Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Ong’ondo Were has been arrested in Nairobi, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The DCI announced the arrest, stating that forensic analysis and CCTV footage placed the suspect along the late MP’s route from Parliament to the location where he was fatally shot.
Investigators also recovered a vehicle believed to have trailed the legislator prior to the attack. “Reviewing of CCTV footage has enabled the team track the suspected vehicle which is seen following the late’s car through a series of roads,” an individual with knowledge of the ongoing investigations disclosed to Vivid Voice News.
Authorities are currently pursuing for more individuals believed to be involved, as well as the motorcycle and firearm used in the assassination.
“We also have in our pocession, the car that the suspect and his accomplices were using. It was captured on various security cameras near Parliament Building. We believe it was the same that was used by the attackers from the sceen of crime,” the source added.
MP Charles Ong’ondo Were was shot at close range last Wednesday evening after departing Parliament.
News of the suspect’s arrest has been met with approval from various leaders, including Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma, who expressed optimism that all those responsible for the murder will be held accountable.
“I’m encouraged by the commitment shown by the National Police Service and the DCI towards unraveling the brutal killing of the Honourable Charles Ong’ondo Were. I ask them to put more effort into reporting progress to the nation regularly,” Hon. Kaluma posted on his X platform.
Mr. Ong’ondo, who was 45 years old, was serving his second term as the Member of Parliament for the Kasipul constituency in Homa Bay County, representing the ODM party.
