National Assembly speaker Moses Wetang’ula has urged legislators to beef up their security following the murder of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were along Ngong Road.

Speaking at the late MP’s Karen home in Nairobi, Wetang’ula stated that whatever happened to Were could befall any leader.

“I encourage all of you members that what has happened to Ong’ondo Were can happen to any one of you. So, tighten your security and be conscious of your security,” Wetang’ula challenged the leaders.

The speaker, however, advised the leaders not to fear to live or live in fear, noting that MPs are disliked by most Kenyans.

Don’t live in fear

“Don’t fear to live and also don’t live in fear; but be careful as you go around, because as members of Parliament, very few people like you,” Wetang’ula stated.

“For strange reasons, people who want to come to parliament don’t like people who are in parliament. That, however, should not deter you from working to make Kenya greater, safer and prosperous.”

The late Were was shot dead while stuck at a traffic stop at the roundabout near the Nairobi Funeral Home, formerly known as City Mortuary, on April 30, 2025.

Sports bike

Preliminary analysis indicated that a man riding the pillion of a sports bike had disembarked, walked to the co-driver’s side of the saloon car the MP was travelling in, and shot him at close range.

The assailant then left the crime scene in the company of the motorcycle rider and headed back to the Nairobi CBD, before getting into a car and speeding off.

A postmortem report by government pathologist Johansen Oduor on Monday, May 5, 2025, indicated that the late MP died from bullet wounds, which ruptured his heart, lungs and blood vessels.

Police have since arrested at least four suspects, including a police officer, in connection with the incident that happened along Ngong Road on April 30, 2025.

Criminal gang

Police believe that the killers of the legislator are part of a criminal gang in Nairobi’s Eastland area and that they have crucial information that will lead to the arrest of more suspects.

In a statement on Monday, May 5, 2025, DCI disclosed that surveillance footage, financial proceeds, and the identification of a vehicle used to drop off the suspects are among the key evidence now guiding investigators in reconstructing the events surrounding the fatal shooting.

“The investigation has yielded several key exhibits that are crucial to the case. These exhibits—surveillance footage, the identification of the vehicle used to drop off the suspects, the financial proceeds found, and the connections to accompanying suspects—are pivotal in advancing the investigation and understanding the events surrounding Hon. Ong’ondo Were’s tragic murder,” DCI stated.

The burial of the legislator has been scheduled for Friday, May 9, 2025, and is set to be attended by various leaders in the country.