Charles Were
Charles Were was a Member of Parliament representing the Kasipul constituency in Kenya, affiliated with the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party led by Raila Odinga. He was recently in the news following his tragic assassination in Nairobi, which police described as a targeted and premeditated attack.
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Charles Were from Kasipul was assassinated in May this year.
Want to vie in November mini-polls? What you need to know
Kenya· 2025-09-06
Charles Were from Kasipul was assassinated in May this year.
Want to vie in November mini-polls? What you need to knowKenya· 2025-09-01Charles Were was an ODM legislator who was killed in a Nairobi street.
When you’re in hands of the police, what you undergo is not ‘interview’
Tanzania· 2025-05-16
Charles Were was shot dead on 30 April.
Suspected getaway rider in MP Were's murder to be held for 20 daysKenya· 2025-05-15
Philip Nahashon Aroko is linked to the brutal murder of Kasipul MP Charles Were.
Judge orders detention of businessman Aroko in Kasipul MP murder probeKenya· 2025-05-12
Charles Were is a Kasipul MP and murder suspect linked to the case involving Philip Nahashon Aroko.
Aroko withdraws petition in court dramaKenya· 2025-05-12
Charles Were is the Kasipul MP who was murdered.
Aroko's lawyers want businessman arraigned following DCI summonsKenya· 2025-05-08Charles Were was a Kasipul MP whose family is receiving support from Parliament after his death.
Life after death: What families of deceased MPs receive from ParliamentKenya· 2025-05-08
Aroko has also reiterated that he is willing to cooperate with the police in the investigations into the murder of the slain Kasipul legislature Charles Were who was shot dead on Wednesday.
My summon politically instigated - businessman Aroko claimsKenya· 2025-05-07
Condoling with the family and the people of Kasipul following the recent murder of MP Charles Were, Ruto warned that lawlessness and violence cannot be allowed to be part of Kenya's culture.
Ruto to ODM: This government belongs to youKenya· 2025-05-05
Charles Were was mentioned in relation to a horrific assassination.
Don't "move on" after injustice since that is the end of societyKenya· 2025-05-02
Charles Were was shot dead at around 7:30 pm when his vehicle was stopped at a traffic light in Nairobi.
Kenya police say lawmaker's killing 'targeted and premeditated'Tanzania· 2025-05-01