Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were Stories
The court observed that the lower court ought to have allowed the police reasonable time to finalise investigations before releasing the respondent on...
Father John Maina Ndegwa was discovered on May 15, 2025, unconscious and seriously injured by the roadside in Kikopey, Gilgil, more than 50 kilometres...
As part of his bail conditions, Aroko is required to report regularly to investigating officers and to provide any evidence needed in connection with...
In the miscellaneous application seeking to detain Barasa, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said the suspect had told them h...
Murkomen dismissed claims that police were selectively fast-tracking the case of Kasipul MP Charles Were, while stalling on investigations into unreso...
Ochieng, through his lawyers told Justice James Wakiaga that Principal Magistrate Irene Gichobi, sitting at JKIA Law Courts, acted arbitrarily by decl...
Barasa was found in possession of a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle with registration number KMFZ 413W, which matched the one seen in CCTV footage near Parliam...
According to the investigating officer, it is believed the two were in communication with other suspects both before and after the fatal shooting, in...
According to the police, through mobile phone triangulation, interview of witnesses and interrogation of suspects and his accomplices, it has been rev...
Aroko was arrested on Wednesday night after he presented himself at the Gigiri Police Station following an announcement by the DCI that he was wanted...
Among those already in custody are Were’s personal bodyguard, Allan Omondi, his driver, Walter Owino, and William Imoli, a man detectives believe play...
He said investigators believe the bodyguard and driver were in communication with the assailants before and after the fatal shooting, in what police a...
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) told the court that Aroko has been linked to a series of meetings in Nairobi, Homa Bay, and N...
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...
Police say the murder was orchestrated through multiple meetings in Nairobi and Homa Bay long before the MP was shot.
Preliminary investigations reveal that Were's bodyguard and driver were in communication with suspected planners and executors of his murder.
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...
Were's body was flown from Wilson Airport in Nairobi before landing at Kabunde Airstrip, where it was received by hundreds of mourners.
Lawyer Danstan Omari argued that Aroko’s constitutional rights had been grossly violated since his arrest in connection with the MP’s murder.
An autopsy showed the MP was shot five times. The bullets tore through vital organs, including his heart. The attack happened on April 30 along Valley...
He challenged Wanga to present any evidence linking him to the MP’s murder, insisting that he has no connection to the killing.
According to detectives, the pair gave conflicting statements about their knowledge and actions during the shooting, prompting their continued detenti...
The DCI further appealed to the public to share any information that may assist in tracing Aroko.
The MPs stressed that reliable CCTV coverage would not only boost investigations but also help restore public confidence in the city’s security system...
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.
Murkomen disclosed that detectives had pieced together crucial intelligence pointing to betrayal by individuals within the slain legislator’s inner ci...
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, William Imoli Shigali, Juma Ali Haikai, Douglas Muchiri Wambugu and David Mihigo Kagame, have since been arrested and arraigned in conn...
The police requested the court to allow the detention of the suspects at different police stations, namely Ruaraka, Muthaiga, Capital Hill, and Kilima...
The probe has now been extended to Kasipul Constituency in Homa Bay County, as detectives investigate the possibility of political motives behind the...
