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'I was paid Sh50k to follow his car,' protected witness testifies in Ong'ondo Were murder trial

Former Kasipul MP the Late Charles Ong’ondo Were. [Courtesy]

A protected prosecution witness has delivered dramatic testimony in the murder trial of former Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were, telling the High Court that he was paid Sh50,000 to trail a vehicle linked to the slain politician shortly before his fatal shooting.

The witness, identified only by the pseudonym KAV under the Witness Protection Programme, appeared before Justice Diana Kavedza at the High Court in Kibera as the prosecution continued to build its case against those accused of orchestrating the killing.

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