How Hitman Who Shot MP Charles Were Was Tracked To Tanzania Border
The suspect was nabbed in Isebania near the Kenya-Tanzania border, allegedly while attempting to escape the country.
Marvin Chege 
Detectives investigating the murder of Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Ong'ondo Were have arrested a man suspected to have opened fire and killed the lawmaker in an assassination mission which took place on Nairobi’s Valley Road.
The suspect, identified as Isaac Kuria, aka “Kush,” was nabbed in Isebania near the Kenya-Tanzania border, allegedly while attempting to escape the country.
Sources close to the case stated that Kuria is believed to have executed the hit and then went on the run across multiple counties.
Photo of slain Kasipul MP Charles Were. /CITIZEN DIGITAL
Investigators believe Kuria, who is reportedly connected to criminal gangs in Nairobi, entered the Central Business District that day with one goal: to kill the MP. He allegedly tracked Were’s movements before shooting him dead while he was stuck in traffic.
After the hit, Kuria is said to have fled to Mihango, where he ditched the murder weapon, later recovered by police.
He then took a motorbike to Narok, then boarded a public bus to Isebania. He was reportedly in touch with a relative in Tanzania to coordinate his escape.
Detectives monitoring his calls with other suspects already in custody traced him to a lodging in Isebania, where he was arrested along with another individual. Both were brought to Nairobi and are set to appear at the JKIA Law Courts on Monday, May 12.
This arrest brings the number of people in custody to 11. Those already arrested include the MP’s bodyguard Allan Omondi, his driver Walter Owino, and William Imoli, who is believed to have played a key role in organising and funding the hit.
Also in custody are businessman and politician Phillip Aroko and Lake Basin Development Authority Director Ebel Ochieng, both suspected of financing the operation, as well as Edwin Oduor and Dennis Manyasi.
The DCI says the hunt is still on for more suspects tied to the planning and execution of the killing. Financial records linked to the group are being analysed, which could help uncover the motive behind the assassination.
Police believe Were’s murder was a calculated political hit, and the investigation is still unfolding as they dig deeper into the network behind it.
