Police speak of an “premeditated” attack – L’Express

The murder of Charles NGO’ondo Were, member of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) of Raila Odonga, historic Kenyan opponent who formed an alliance with President Ruto in recent months, took place on Wednesday evening.

The nature of this crime seems to be both targeted and premeditatedsaid police spokesman for this East African country Muchiri Nyaga, in a statement published on X.

May God give the family and the inhabitants of Kasipul the strength to endure the loss of the Honorable Charles NGO’ONDO WEREreacted to X President Kenyan William Ruto, urging the police to conduct an in -depth investigation into this incident. Managers must accounthe added.

According to elements collected by the police using eyewitnesses, a motorcycle, carrying a driver and a passenger, stopped next to the car with the deputy on board, on the main road of Ngong, which crosses the capital.

The motorcycle passenger then approached the vehicle and shot it, before jumping on the motorcycle and fleeing.

On images taken after the attack, the left front window, passenger side, shattered, and traces of blood are visible in the seat.

The deputy was taken to the hospital, where his death was found. According to the police, neither the driver of the vehicle, nor another passenger on board, were injured.

Police forces are on the scene, reconstructing the circumstances surrounding death The deputy, said the police press release.

At this point, it is too early to provide other detailssaid Mr. Nyaga, without giving more information on the privileged tracks, leaving the whole mystery.

The police a condemned this odious and insane crime and will spare no effort to investigate this caseaccording to the press release.

We have lost a good son of the countryhad assured Raila Odonga earlier on Thursday, deploring that the deputy was merciless and bloodless.

Just after the announcement on Wednesday evening of the death of Charles NGO’ONDO Were, the president of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula, had rented a intrepid defender of his voters and a man deeply attached to democratic ideals and the service of the people he represented.

Charles NGO’ondo Were was the deputy for the district of Kasipul, a rural region of western Kenya.

In February 2015, a Kenyan deputy, George Muchai, from the power coalition, had been shot in the center of Nairobi, with his driver and his two bodyguards.