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...

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...

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...

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.

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