- The killed Kasipul MP, Charles Ong’ongo Were, was buried in a great emotional ceremony attended by national leaders and thousands of mourners in Kachieng village
- The ODM party fulfilled Were’s request by covering its coffin with the party flag, with Raila Odinga and his supporters respecting his inheritance at an orange -colored event
- Boyd Were, his son the MP, paid great respect to his father while vowing to continue his inheritance, turning sadness into a call of justice
The ocean, the song of mourning, and the emotions prevailed the last trip to the killed MP Charles Ong’ongo Were, where his funeral brought a lot of congestion in Kachieng village, Homa Bay County.
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The Friday Emotional Celebration, May 9, was attended by senior political leaders, including Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga And the Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula, who led a caravan of parliament in mourning his death.
The ODM honored his last request by covering his coffin with the party’s flag, with supporters crowded in the family in an orange dress, in his honor in a 2024 video that emerged in which the MP asked ODM supporters to emerge.
Photos and videos witnessed by TUKO.co.ke showed a moment of deep sadness among Kasipul residents.
Traditional songs of Luo Zisaliah air, with mourners struggling to agree with the loss of the loss of a leader whom many referred to as a brave and dedicated person to serve.
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Those who carry the Jeepnezzar walked in order and humble to the grave with the family of the MP full of sadness, and their pain was seen at every stage of the caravan.
What did Boyd Were say at the funeral?
Earlier, Boyd Were, his late son MP, gave a speech praising his father that turned the sadness into a resolution and opposition.
Despite fighting the pain of losing his father to violence, Boyd stood firm, swearing to develop Ong’onda Were inheritance.
“My father raised me teaching me not to be confident,” He said as he stood by his sisters who were sad.
“This tragedy will not break us. The people of Kasipul will not be silenced.”
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His vicious statement was received with applause and applause from the crowd, vowing to continue his father’s mission.
Boyd assured the mourners that the Were family would remain together in front of any challenge.
Kasipul MP was killed in a shooting on Tuesday night, April 30, near the City Mortuary circuit in Nairobi.
So far, several suspects have been arrested in connection with the killings.
Among the arrested are his driver, his bodyguard, politician and businessman Phillip Aroko, and Lake Basin Development Authority member, Ebel Ochieng.
The Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is determined to conduct a thorough investigation into the pursuit of justice.
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