Betrayal from Within? CCTV Exposes Chilling Final Moments of Slain MP Ong’ondo Were
The assassination of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were has taken a dramatic turn following the release of exclusive CCTV footage that pieces together the final hours of the lawmaker’s life. The clips, aired by KTN News, track the MP from his routine morning gym session at Parliament on April 30, 2025, to the fatal ambush near the City Mortuary roundabout. The footage reveals a haunting level of coordination, showing a suspicious white vehicle and a motorcycle relentlessly tailing the MP’s white Toyota Crown as it moved through the capital’s streets.
In a startling development that has sent shockwaves through the political landscape, the MP’s own security detail is now at the center of the investigation. CCTV captured his bodyguard, Allan Omondi Ogola, allegedly speaking to a suspicious individual near Parliament Road just hours before the shooting. While Ogola was initially arrested as a primary suspect, the case took a major “twist” in late January 2026. The High Court in Kibera was informed that Ogola has entered a plea agreement with the state, turning from an accused person into a key prosecution witness. He is expected to lead the testimony when the trial formally begins today, February 9, 2026.
The prosecution’s case against the remaining suspects—William Imoli Shigali, Edwin Oduor Odhiambo, Ebel Ochieng, and Isaac Kuria—rests on a mountain of forensic evidence. Geolocation data reportedly placed the suspects at Parliament for much of the fateful day, while phone records show a flurry of communication between them and the alleged hitman. Furthermore, ballistics reports have linked the murder weapon to three other violent robberies in Nairobi and Kiambu, suggesting the hit was carried out by a professional criminal syndicate.
As the trial opens before Justice Diana Kavedza at the Kibera High Court, the family of the late legislator is finally hoping for justice. MP Were, an ODM politician known for his humble nature, had publicly warned of threats to his life just months before he was gunned down. With a total of five witnesses lined up for the first day of the trial, the proceedings are expected to reveal the true motive behind a “callous and cowardly” hit that was executed with surgical precision in the heart of the city.