Calls for expedited thorough investigations into the murder of Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were took center stage Wednesday during the requiem mass for the late MP in Nairobi.
National Assembly Chief Whip Sylvanus Osoro led the calls saying while they appreciate the efforts made so far by the security officers in arresting suspects, there was need for police to also unravel the mystery behind the killing and identify the masterminds.
“We ask you to bring the real culprits. We want to know who sent those young men to kill our colleague,” he said.
“I don’t think that person just woke up in the morning and told himself 'I'm going to do this particular crime'. He must have been sent by somebody. Who is that person? That is the question we are asking the DCI and security agencies.”
Osoro spoke during the memorial service held at the Consolata Shrine in Westlands, Nairobi.
He was, however, optimistic that in due course, the master planners of the murder would be unmasked.
The late MP's son, Boid Were, shared similar sentiments saying all they want is justice for their father.
“I know there are suspects who have been apprehended but we not only want to know the people who did it but the people who sponsored it,” he said.
“The people behind the scenes, the people calling the shots.”
This, as he stated that they will not be intimidated by anyone, adding that since their father was fearless, they will also remain firm.
Were was shot dead on Wednesday, April 30, by a lone gunman near the Nairobi Funeral Home (City Mortuary) who immediately fled on a sports motorbike.
Police say preliminary investigations indicate the killer had trailed the MP's vehicle from Nairobi CBD and swang into action after the vehicle stopped at a red light.
Fellow lawmakers said Were had expressed fear over his life and even changed his vehicle on the day he was murdered.
Giving an account of the fateful day, Osoro explained that Were appeared disturbed.
“He sat alone at the corner. Any person that would pass by would agree he was not the normal Were that we all knew,” he said.
Were left behind two widows.
He is set to be laid to rest on Friday at his rural home in Homa Bay county.
Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi reassured Kenyans that the government will not stop until they bring to book all those involved in his murder.
“No stone shall be left unturned until all those who planned, orchestrated and committed this heinous crime are apprehended plus their sponsors and eventually justice served,” Wandayi said.
