Members of Parliament attend the requiem mass for Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were at Consolata Shrine, Westlands, on May 7, 2025. /EZEKIEL AMING'ASombre mood engulfed Consolata Shrine in Nairobi's Westlands area as family, friends and leaders gathered to celebrate the late Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were.
Mourners at the requiem mass observed a black dress code with a touch of orange, reflecting the solemnity of the occasion and the representation of the Late MP as a member of ODM.
Family and leaders reflected on their time with the slain MP, eulogising him as a family man who dedicated his life to serving God and the people of Kasipul.
Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and MPs attend the requiem mass of Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were at Consolata Shrine on May 7, 2025 /EZEKIEL AMING'A
The body of the late MP arrived at the Church premises at 1:40pm onboard a black hearse.
It was escorted by Members of Parliament, many allied to the ODM party, into the church.
Ong’ondo was shot dead by a lone gunmen along Ngong Road near City Mortuary on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Police said the killer trailed the MP from Nairobi CBD on a sport motorbike, which he used to get away immediately after shooting the MP.
The casket of the late Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were during the memorial mass at Consolata Shrine in WEstlands, Nairobi on May 7, 2025 / ENOS TECHE The National Police Service said the fatal shooting of the MP appeared to have been both “targeted and predetermined,” raising alarm over the motive behind the brazen attack on a sitting legislator.
Family and leaders called on the government to speed up investigations into the murder of the MP.
MPs also called for a thorough probe to unmask the masterminds of the murder.
Sons and daughters of the late Kasipul MP Charles Were during during the memorial service at Consolata Shrine on May 7, 2025 /EZEKIEL AMING'A
Members of Parliament carry the hearse containing the body of Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were during the memorial mass on May 7, 2025 / EZEKIEL AMING'A
A hearse carrying the casket of former legislator Ong'ondo Were at Consolata Shrine on May 7, 2025 /ENOS TECHE 
Widows of the late Kasipul MP Ongondo Were at the requiem Mass on May 7, 2025 /EZEKIEL AMING'A
Members of Parliament hoist the casket carrying the body of Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were into a hearse after the memorial mass on May 7, 2025 / EZEKIEL AMING'A 
Pal bearers led by Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma lead mourners to church for the memorial service of the late MP Ong'ondo Were at Consolata Shrine on May 7, 2025. /ENOS TECHE 
The late Kapisul MP Ong'ondo Were's daughters Immaculate and Gynsen Were paying tribute to their dad at Consolata Shrine on May 7, 2025. /ENOS TECHE 
The family of the late Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were during the requiem mass at Consolata Church on May 6, 2025. /DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Anne Were and Margaret Were, widows of late Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were during his requiem mass at Consolata Shrine on May 7, 2025. /DOUGLAS OKIDDY
MPs during the requiem mass of the late Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were at Consolata Shrine on May 7, 2025. /DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma, Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo and Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga during the requiem mass for the late Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were at Consolata Shrine on May 6, 2025. /DOUGLAS OKIDDY
