Charles Were assasination Stories

MP Were murder case: Politician Aroko re-arrested after High Court overturns bail ruling
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 20, 2025

The court observed that the lower court ought to have allowed the police reasonable time to finalise investigations before releasing the respondent on...

Murkomen: Why police are solving MP Were’s murder faster, unlike other cases
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 14, 2025

Murkomen dismissed claims that police were selectively fast-tracking the case of Kasipul MP Charles Were, while stalling on investigations into unreso...

MP Were murder case: Suspect Ebel Ochieng challenges JKIA court's jurisdiction
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 14, 2025

Ochieng, through his lawyers told Justice James Wakiaga that Principal Magistrate Irene Gichobi, sitting at JKIA Law Courts, acted arbitrarily by decl...

Were's murder case: Why LBDA director Ebel Ochieng is seeking magistrate's recusal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 09, 2025

The two were arrested on Wednesday after being identified by police as persons of interest in the murder of Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Ong’o...

Were murder case: High Court orders Aroko to be produced on Monday
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 09, 2025

Court documents reveal that Aroko turned himself in at DCI headquarters in Gigiri that same day but has since been held without being charged, denied...

Kasipul MP Charles Were’s bodyguard, driver spoke and held meetings with suspects before the murder
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 08, 2025

Police say the murder was orchestrated through multiple meetings in Nairobi and Homa Bay long before the MP was shot.

Kasipul MP Were murder case: Suspects to know fate on Friday as police seek to detain them for 30 days
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 08, 2025

Preliminary investigations reveal that Were's bodyguard and driver were in communication with suspected planners and executors of his murder.

Were murder probe: Detectives trace suspicious call to MP's bodyguard belonging to deceased woman
Amina Wako  |  May 08, 2025

Detectives are focusing on a mystery caller who reached out to the MP’s bodyguard on April 30 at around 2:40 pm roughly five hours before the MP was f...

Lawyers want politician Aroko produced in court as probe into MP Were's murder continues
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 08, 2025

Lawyer Danstan Omari argued that Aroko’s constitutional rights had been grossly violated since his arrest in connection with the MP’s murder.

DCI orders Homa Bay politician Philip Aroko to surrender himself over MP Charles Were’s murder
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 07, 2025

The DCI further appealed to the public to share any information that may assist in tracing Aroko.

Governor Sakaja urged to ensure Nairobi CBD CCTV cameras work after MP Were's killing
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 08, 2025

The MPs stressed that reliable CCTV coverage would not only boost investigations but also help restore public confidence in the city’s security system...

We won’t be intimidated, those behind dad’s killing must be unmasked, MP Were’s son vows
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 07, 2025

The MP’s son, Boiyd Were, said the family would not be cowed in their quest to hold both the assassins and their sponsors accountable.

People trusted by Kasipul MP Charles Were helped plan his murder - Interior CS Murkomen
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 07, 2025

Murkomen disclosed that detectives had pieced together crucial intelligence pointing to betrayal by individuals within the slain legislator’s inner ci...

Two guns recovered in Kayole raid as detectives close in on MP Were’s killers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 07, 2025

Alongside the weapons, officers recovered a bag and shoes believed to have been worn by the prime suspect on the day of the killing. The team describe...

Four suspects linked to criminal gang arrested over Kasipul MP Charles Were murder
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 04, 2025

The probe has now been extended to Kasipul Constituency in Homa Bay County, as detectives investigate the possibility of political motives behind the...

DCI have identified suspects in Kasipul MP Charles Were's assassination - PS Omollo
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 04, 2025

Omollo expressed his condolences and reaffirmed the government's commitment to ensuring those behind the assassination are held accountable.

DCI: We’ve narrowed down to potential suspects in Kasipul MP Charles Were’s murder
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 02, 2025

The DCI revealed that the breakthrough came after an extensive review and reconstruction of the MP’s final movements, from Parliament to the location...

Autopsy for slain Kasipul MP Charles Were set for Monday as DCI probes targeted killing
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 02, 2025

The DCI on Friday said the autopsy will be led by Dr Johansen Oduor, the Chief Government Pathologist, and will play a key role in supporting the ongo...

Condolences pour in for Kasipul MP Charles Were shot in Nairobi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 30, 2025

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula condemned the killing of Were, describing it as a cowardly and callous act that has robbed the nation of a...

Kasipul MP Charles Were shot dead in Nairobi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 30, 2025

Witnesses say the MP was attacked by two assailants riding a motorbike. One of the gunmen reportedly disembarked and shot the MP at close range at aro...

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