Kenyan politician shot dead in Nairobi: official

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Published On: 01 May 2025, 11:15

NAIROBI, May 1, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Kenyan member of parliament, Charles Ong'ondo Were, was shot dead in the street in the capital Nairobi on Wednesday, the speaker of the National Assembly confirmed following media reports.

"It is with profound shock and unspeakable sorrow that I have this evening received the devastating news of the fatal shooting of Hon. Ong'ondo Were, the Member of Parliament for Kasipul Constituency, in an incident that occurred along Ngong Road near City Mortuary, Nairobi," speaker Moses Wetang'ula posted on X.

 

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