29 January 2008
Nairobi — Embakasi MP Mugabe Were of the Orange Democratic Movement has been shot dead in cold blood. Police and witnesses said that the MP arrived at his Woodley Estate home shortly after midnight and was shot as he waited for his gate to be opened.
A guard who was manning Mr Were's gate said he heard the MP hoot followed shortly by gun shots.
"I climbed over the gate and saw two people holding guns. I screamed for help and it was then that they disappeared," the guard told journalists. He then looked over and saw the MP lying beside his car.
He said assisted Mr Were's family to rush the wounded MP to hospital but he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Doctors said that the bullets had caught the victim in the eye and chest.
Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe, who addressed the Press following the shooting, said that they would treat it as murder. He said they had not ruled out political motives.
Mr Kiraithe appealed for any member of the public who might have information that would assist detectives solve the murder to step forward and offer it.
The police spokesman said they would allow any interested parties to either join the police or to conduct parallel investigations in the interest of arresting the culprits.
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This cannot be overstated.This is purely political.PNU wants the numbers! We shall not be suprised if another one is hit by a matatu, another one dies of avian flu e.t.c
Honourable Mugabe Were"s killing is a polical murderwhich the gorvernment,through the police must thoroughly investigate and non partisanly deal with failure that will lead to similar killings by those who did it even on key members like Reila Odinga and even Mwai Kibaki himself which will possibly lead to worsening the political situation emanating from from the widely disputed elections. We want PEACE in Kenya like any ather country.
Tellme Madidi
Harare zimbabwe
Honourable Mugabe Were"s killing is a polical murderwhich the gorvernment,through the police must thoroughly investigate and non partisanly deal with failure that will lead to similar killings by those who did it even on key members like Reila Odinga and even Mwai Kibaki, himself which will possibly lead to worsening the political situation emanating from the widely disputed elections. We want PEACE in Kenya like any other country.
Tellme Madidi
Harare zimbabwe
After Hon Were's death another ODM MP is down.Hon TOO an MP for Ainamoi in Rift Valley was shot dead today 31st january barely two days after the daeth of his colleague the Late Hon Were.I can conclude that Kibaki adminstration is reducing the number of opposition MPS forgeting that the final judge is God.He will pay for this if not on this world it will be supreme court of our Almighty God.God bless and protect ODM and its members.
Due to Hon.Were's death Annan should postpone all his mediation process as chaos has erupted freshly again in Kenya and more deaths are reported. Kibaki and his cronies has led to loss of lives just of hyena kind of selfish interests.At one time all this leaders will account for this.I remember Dr.Mbai a former ODM associate murdered in 2005 at the same Woodley Estate where Hon.Were was murdered.(Obande)
Contrary to what you have asserted in resignation, it is imeperative that voices of reason must prevail and mediation continue. Although I would say that Mr Annan should call all for reconciliation and peace. He must also urge both sides to call for peace and stop and demonstrations and recriminations. Let there be peace for the greater good of Kenya and its people.
It is very sad indeed to see political assasination startinng at this stage when the country is still polarised and people are still searching for the truth. The perpetrators of this hineous act are the people who still want to see Kenya lagging in this stalemate. It is surely a matter of the goverment killing for numbers in parliament. DAN SULE IN NAMIBIA
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Hon. Were's killings is purely political ASSASINATION.Having won in Embakasi costituency and competitors taking a petition against in court clearly shows that he was really being trailed.Therefore all his competitors must tell Kenyans what they know about this cold blood murder.What iam seeing in Kenya right now i dont believe peace will be sustained unless a presidential re run takes place, failure to this more violence and distruction of property is expected . (OBANDE-NAIROBI-KENYA)