A video of the late Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were passionately expressing his final wish to be laid to rest draped in the orange flag of the ODM party has gone viral.
The politician called on the party supporters to be present at his burial and to appear in an energetic manner.
"Hata mimi ile siku nitapumzika, naomba watu ya ODM mniwekee hii bendera na mkuje na fujo," he declared in the clip.
His request was applauded by the beaming crowd, who responded with thunderous cheers and blaring vuvuzelas.
That moment, once seen as rousing political banter, now lands like a grim prophecy as months later Ong'ondo Were was assassinated in cold blood.
The MP was gunned down at close range on the night of Wednesday, April 30, in what investigators are calling a calculated execution.
Ong'ondo's assassination occurred near the City Mortuary roundabout along Ngong Road in Nairobi. According to police reports, two men on a motorbike approached his vehicle at a traffic stop.
One dismounted, walked to the MP's window, and fired five shots into his body before vanishing into the night. Curiously, the driver was left unharmed, fuelling speculation that Were was the sole target.
As grief grips Kasipul and the wider political community, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has moved swiftly.
On Wednesday, Edwin Oduor Odhiambo alias Abdul Rashid and Dennis Sewe Munyasi were arrested.
Four more suspects believed to be part of the feared 'Mjahidini gang' have also been taken into custody. Their case is scheduled for hearing on June 5.
Homa Bay businessman and politician Philip Nahashon Aroko was summoned by the DCI and was held at Gigiri Police Station.
His lawyer, Danstan Omari, claimed Aroko is being detained without charges and has been denied access to his legal team and loved ones since Wednesday night.
The resurfaced video has sparked an emotional storm online, with many interpreting his words as a premonition.
"It is like he knew it. It was not a speech; it was a goodbye," wrote one Facebook user
