Fresh details have emerged surrounding the murder of former Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were after a protected prosecution witness told the court they were paid Ksh50,000 to trail the deceased’s vehicle on the day he was shot.
According to reports, the witness gave a detailed account of the events leading up to the April 30, 2025, shooting, saying they unknowingly took part in surveilling the former MP before his killing.
According to a statement from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the witness testified before Justice Diana Kavedza at the Kibera High Court.
According to the witness, they were initially instructed to travel to Huruma before another caller changed the meeting point to Jacaranda Estate.
Upon arrival, the caller allegedly offered Ksh50,000 for the assignment and handed the witness a different SIM card to be used for communication during the operation.T
However, the witness was not informed about the nature of the assignment and only learnt what it involved after Ong’ondo Were had already been shot.
The individual boarded the motorcycle and directed the witness to a sports facility in Buruburu.
The passenger briefly left before returning in a white vehicle occupied by another person, after which the witness was instructed to follow the vehicle.
The court further heard that the pair later stopped at a filling station along Jogoo Road to refuel the motorcycle before proceeding to Nairobi CBD, where they allegedly waited for several hours.
They were later instructed to abandon the initial vehicle and instead trail another white vehicle through the city.
Furthermore, the witness told the court that the passenger eventually alighted from the motorcycle and walked away, only to return moments later after gunshots rang out.
By then, the former Kasipul MP had already been shot dead.
