The murder trial of former Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Ong’ondo Were continued on Thursday, with his widow, son and another witness giving emotional accounts of the events surrounding the lawmaker’s final day before he was fatally shot.

The testimonies came a day after a protected witness told the court that he unknowingly transported suspects linked to the killing, adding another key piece to the prosecution’s case.

Were’s widow, police officer Margaret Koriri, recalled speaking to her husband on the morning of April 30, 2025, when he sent her Ksh.5,200 through M-Pesa at 7:10 a.m.

She said the day took a tragic turn later that evening after receiving a distressing phone call from her husband’s bodyguard, who was crying, before her son confirmed that the MP had been shot.

While identifying people she knew in connection with the case, Koriri told the court,

“I know two of them. He’s my neighbor Allan Dave Kalo, and Allan Ogolla, my neighbor at home and my husband’s bodyguard for only one year.”

“The two suspects are our neighbours back home 600 meters from our home,” she added.

Another witness, businessman Dennis Sewe Manyasi, narrated how police officers raided a house in Umoja Estate while he was watching a football match with a friend who has since become a suspect in the case.

He said the officers demanded firearms before arresting him.

“They shouted demanding guns. I was terrified. Later they claimed to have found weapons before taking me to Pangani,” Manyasi testified.

The court also heard from Kasipul MP Boyd Were, the deceased’s son, who said he had previously urged his father to change the vehicle he normally used because of security concerns.

“I advised my father to switch cars for safety. Hours later, I received news that he had been killed,” he told the court.

The witnesses’ accounts added fresh details to the prosecution’s efforts to reconstruct the final hours leading to the fatal shooting, with prosecutors seeking to establish the chain of events and the individuals allegedly involved.

The trial is expected to resume between October 21 and 26, when the court is scheduled to hear testimony from the driver’s witness, whose evidence is anticipated to play a significant role in the ongoing proceedings as the search for justice continues.