Slain Kaipul MP Charles Ong'ondo Were/FILEKasipul MP Charles Ong'ondo Were was shot five times at close range. An postmorterm on his body showed vital organs including the heart were hit.
Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor said Were died from excessive bleeding, suffered five gunshot wounds with bullets in the arm and chest tearing through his vital organs.
He added his survival chances were slim as bullets hit vital organs, including the heart.
The autopsy was conducted at the Lee Funeral Home on May 5 as four suspects were presented in court at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Magistrate Irene Gichobi allowed police to hold the suspects for 30 days pending probe. Police had said they had not conducted the postmortem on the and collected crucial evidence in the case. The team plans to conduct further raids on the suspects’ homes as part of the probe into the murder.
Were was shot and killed on April 30, 2025 along Valley Road near City Mortuary in Nairobi. Four suspect who include a serving police officer were Sunday arrested in connection with the murder. The suspects were identified as William Imoli Shighali, Juma Ali Hikal, Douglas Muchiri Wambugu and David Mihigo Kagame.
The suspects were yet to disclose where he hid the killer weapon. The motive of the murder is also yet to be disclosed. President William Ruto vowed to ensure that those involved in the assassination of Were will be brought to book.
Ruto vowed to use agencies to unmask the MP's killers, asserting that his government is committed to safeguard the lives of Kenyans.
"Lawlessness, violence cannot be part of our culture. We have a country to protect. Stability, peace unity of the nation is a major ingredient in development and growing the economy.”
“We will get them, they will not succeed, they will have nowhere to hide and we will go after their collaborators until we ensure that such an incident does not happen again in the country,” he said.
The suspects were arrested Sunday morning in a hideout in Dandora and larger Eastlands. “Additionally, some of the suspects arrested are members of organised criminal gangs, such as "Mjahidin," which has been linked to armed robberies in the Eastlands area of Nairobi,” said police spokesman Michael Muchiri.
He said NPS investigators and the technical team are working tirelessly, leveraging their expertise, to establish the motive behind the fatal shooting and to bring all those involved to justice.
“As a service, we urge the public to remain calm and refrain from speculating, as our teams work diligently to ensure a thorough and impartial investigation.”
The team also recovered three motorcycles including the one that was used in the escape from the scene of the murder.
Also in custody are two cars including one that was used as a getaway one.
Police said the first prime suspect linked to the murder was arrested in Dandora after being trailed from USIU area in his car. He later led the detectives to a hideout of his accomplice.
