A requiem mass for the slain Kasipul MP, Ong’ondo Were, will be held on May 7, 2025, at the Consolata Shrine in Nairobi.
The service will allow top government
officials, Members of Parliament (MPs), and parliamentary staff to pay their
tributes.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, who led MPs in viewing the late MP’s body at the Lee Funeral Home on May 6, confirmed that the service would take place at the Consolata Shrine in Nairobi.
After the service, the body of the slain lawmaker will be flown to Kasipul on May 8 for public viewing, ahead of his burial the following day at his rural home.
Ong'ondo will be buried on Friday, May 9, in Kachien Village, Kasipul Constituency.
“There will be a requiem mass at the Consolata Shrine on Wednesday,” Wetang’ula said outside the Lee Funeral Home on May 6.
Ong'ondo was shot dead last Wednesday by an unknown gunman along Ngong Road. The assailant, reportedly riding a motorcycle, fled the scene.
Government Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor revealed that the
slain lawmaker was shot five times in the chest at close range, in what police
have described as a targeted and premeditated attack.
Plans for Ong'ondo's final rites are already underway, with funeral arrangements being coordinated by Parliament, the Homa Bay County Government, and the ODM party.
Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga urged residents to uphold peace and unity during the funeral, emphasising the importance of honouring the late leader with dignity and respect.
“To our great people of Homa Bay County—from Konyango Rabuor, Aora Chuodho, Nyandiwa, Mangano, and Ngodhe Islands, and from our borders in Miriu-Nyakwere, Sondu River, Chabera, and Ruga in Rachuonyo—let peace prevail as we mourn our son,” she said.
Wetang’ula stated that Parliament will cover morgue fees, the cost of airlifting the body, and travel expenses for the family to Kasipul.
He noted that the gesture is Parliament’s way of giving their colleague a befitting send-off.
“We will be there for the family so they know that when they donated a husband and father to Parliament, he made a difference in other people’s lives,” Wetang’ula said.
He further condemned the killing, describing it as a “cowardly act,” and called for swift action from the criminal justice system.
