Charles Ong’ondo Were, a Kenyanmember of parliament, was shot dead on the streets of Nairobi, the speaker of the National Assembly said.
Speaker Moses Wetang’ula confirmed the news on his X account, calling the news “devastating.”
“It is with profound shock and unspeakable sorrow that I have this evening received the devastating news of the fatal shooting of Hon. Ong’ondo Were.”
The shooting took place around 19:30 local time (16:30 UTC/GMT). Eyewitnesses said the parliament member was attacked by two people riding a motorbike, local media reported.
Were was a member of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and represented the Kasipul constituency in Homa Bay County, a rural area in the western part of the country.
ODM leader Raila Odinga lost to William Ruto in the 2022, with Odinga later rejecting the results due to alleged irregularities.
Since then, Odinga struck a deal with Ruto to address some of the issues at hand in Kenya.
Edited by Sean Sinico
