After the murder of the deputy Charles NGO’ONDO Were, Wednesday April 30 in Nairobi, the spokesman for the national police, Muchiri Nyaga, wrote that “The nature of this crime seems to be both targeted and premeditated” In a press release published on X Thursday 1er may.
According to elements collected by the police using eyewitnesses, a motorcycle carrying a driver and a passenger stopped next to a car with, on board, the deputy, on the main road of Ngong, which crosses the capital, around 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. in Paris) on Wednesday. The motorcycle passenger then approached the vehicle and fired, before jumping on the motorcycle and fleeing.
The deputy was taken to the hospital, where his death was noted. According to the police, neither the driver of the vehicle nor another passenger who was on board, were injured. Police forces “Are on the scene, reconstructing the circumstances surrounding death [du député] »»said the press release.
“A good son of the country”
Charles NGO’ondo Were was the deputy for the district of Kasipul, a rural region of western Kenya. It belonged to the Orange democratic movement of Raila Odonga, a historic Kenyan opponent who has formed an alliance with the president, William Ruto, in recent months.
“May God give the family and the inhabitants of Kasipul the strength to endure the loss of the Honorable Charles NGO’ondo Were”reacted Mr. Ruto to X, urging the police to “Lead an in -depth investigation into this incident”. “Managers must be accountable”he added.
“We have lost a good son of the country”had assured Raila Odonga on Thursday, deploring that the deputy was “Fiddown merciless and composure”.