The mysterious death of Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Were has taken a new turn after former Prime Minister Raila Odinga revealed details during the burial ceremony held on Friday, 9 May.
According to Mr Odinga, the late MP once jumped into his car out of fear for his life. The incident, he said, happened in January during the Piny Luo cultural festival, a gathering often attended by Luo leaders from across Nyanza.
Mr Odinga said that during the event, Charles Were approached him in distress, claiming he was being followed by unknown people who he believed had bad intentions.
Raila told mourners that the late MP was not just paranoid but deeply afraid and that his behaviour suggested that he knew something bad was coming his way.
The former prime minister said MP Were jumped into his vehicle without warning, saying that he feared for his safety. This shocking revelation has raised more questions than answers about the circumstances surrounding the MP’s sudden death.
Raila added that Were seemed to sense danger and knew that people were after him, which is why he is now calling for serious investigations and arrests of those involved in the alleged murder plot.
These new claims have left the community in grief and confusion, as many are still trying to come to terms with the passing of a leader who had a promising political future for the area.
The people of Kasipul are now demanding justice for their MP, with many saying that his death could have been avoided if the threats he faced had been taken seriously.
Several leaders who spoke at the burial echoed Mr Odinga’s call for action and demanded that the authorities move fast to arrest those behind the MP’s death.
The story of Charles Were jumping into Raila’s car because of fear is now seen as a warning sign that was ignored.
It shows the kind of fear he was living in and brings attention to the kind of threats politicians sometimes face behind the scenes.
Pressure is now mounting on law enforcement agencies to treat the matter with the urgency it deserves. The people of Kasipul, together with leaders from Nyanza, want nothing less than the truth.
