Raila calls for probe into Ong'ondo Were killing as he is laid to rest

ODM leader Raila Odinga at Karabok Comprehensive school, Kasipul, Homabay for the burial service of slain MP Charles Ong'ondo Were on April 9, 2025. [Michael Mute, Standard]

ODM leader Raila Odinga has termed the death of Kasipul MP Charles Ong'ondo Were a political assassination and called for a thorough investigation to hold his killers accountable.

Speaking at the funeral service in Oyugis, Kasipul, Raila said the fatal shooting of the two-term MP on Wednesday, April 30, at the City Mortuary Roundabout along Ngong Road in Nairobi has set a bad precedent and risks ushering in an era of unhealthy political competition for the country's democracy.