{"id":126927,"date":"2025-05-01T09:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-murder-of-the-charles-ngoondo-deputy-in-kenya-seems-to-be-premeditated-according-to-the-police\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T09:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:58:08","slug":"the-murder-of-the-charles-ngoondo-deputy-in-kenya-seems-to-be-premeditated-according-to-the-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-murder-of-the-charles-ngoondo-deputy-in-kenya-seems-to-be-premeditated-according-to-the-police\/","title":{"rendered":"The murder of the Charles NGO&#8217;ONDO deputy in Kenya &#8220;seems to be premeditated&#8221;, according to the police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\"> <picture class=\"article__media\"><source srcset=\" https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/01\/0\/0\/6240\/4160\/556\/0\/75\/0\/2d2890c_ftp-import-images-1-yyjnyk5kstgu-5766857-01-06.jpg 556w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/01\/0\/0\/6240\/4160\/600\/0\/75\/0\/2d2890c_ftp-import-images-1-yyjnyk5kstgu-5766857-01-06.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/01\/0\/0\/6240\/4160\/664\/0\/75\/0\/2d2890c_ftp-import-images-1-yyjnyk5kstgu-5766857-01-06.jpg 664w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/01\/0\/0\/6240\/4160\/700\/0\/75\/0\/2d2890c_ftp-import-images-1-yyjnyk5kstgu-5766857-01-06.jpg 700w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/01\/0\/0\/6240\/4160\/800\/0\/75\/0\/2d2890c_ftp-import-images-1-yyjnyk5kstgu-5766857-01-06.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" alt=\"Un officier de la police scientifique inspecte l\u2019int\u00e9rieur de la voiture dans laquelle le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Kasipul, Charles Ong\u2019ondo Were a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9, \u00e0 Nairobi, le 30\u00a0avril 2025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source><\/picture> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/01\/0\/0\/6240\/4160\/664\/0\/75\/0\/2d2890c_ftp-import-images-1-yyjnyk5kstgu-5766857-01-06.jpg\" alt=\"A scientific police officer inspects the interior of the car in which the deputy for Kasipul, Charles NGO'ONDO Were was killed in Nairobi on April 30, 2025.\"\/> <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">A scientific police officer inspects the interior of the car in which the deputy for Kasipul, Charles NGO&#8217;ONDO Were was killed in Nairobi on April 30, 2025.  <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">AFP<\/span>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">After the murder of the deputy Charles NGO&#8217;ONDO Were, Wednesday April 30 in Nairobi, the spokesman for the national police, Muchiri Nyaga, wrote that <em>&#8220;The nature of this crime seems to be both targeted and premeditated&#8221; <\/em>In a press release published on X Thursday 1<sup>er<\/sup> may.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">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 <em>&#8220;Are on the scene, reconstructing the circumstances surrounding death <\/em>[du d\u00e9put\u00e9]<em> \u00bb\u00bb<\/em>said the press release.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">&#8220;A good son of the country&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">Charles NGO&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \"><em>&#8220;May God give the family and the inhabitants of Kasipul the strength to endure the loss of the Honorable Charles NGO&#8217;ondo Were&#8221;<\/em>reacted Mr. Ruto to X, urging the police to <em>&#8220;Lead an in -depth investigation into this incident&#8221;<\/em>. <em>&#8220;Managers must be accountable&#8221;<\/em>he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \"><em>&#8220;We have lost a good son of the country&#8221;<\/em>had assured Raila Odonga on Thursday, deploring that the deputy was <em>&#8220;Fiddown merciless and composure&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    Kenya: in Kibera, on the benches of the court of one of the largest slums in Africa <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3417673\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2025\/04\/26\/kenya-a-kibera-sur-les-bancs-du-tribunal-d-un-des-plus-grands-bidonvilles-d-afrique_6600191_3212.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">  <span class=\"author__name\">The world with AFP<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">                      Reuse this content   <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\">Tm-En-1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A scientific police officer inspects the interior of the car in which the deputy for Kasipul, Charles NGO&#8217;ONDO Were was killed in Nairobi on April 30, 2025. 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