Fresh details have emerged in the murder trial of Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were after a protected prosecution witness narrated to the Kibera Law Courts how he unknowingly transported a man who is now alleged to have been involved in the fatal shooting.
The proceedings, held under heightened security and away from the public, heard testimony from the eighth prosecution witness, who described the movements of the suspects on the day of the killing.
“I was called to Jacaranda, where I picked up a man I knew only as a passenger before riding him to a car wash. After a short stop for a meal, we continued with their journey,” witness told the court.
The witness said they later met another man in Buruburu, who was driving a white Toyota Crown.
The motorcycle and the vehicle then travelled together towards Nairobi’s central business district, making a brief stop at a petrol station along Jogoo Road where the driver of the Toyota Crown paid for fuel.
According to the testimony, one of the suspects carried a small bag while the witness was instructed to wait as the group monitored the movements of the legislator’s vehicle near Parliament.
The witness further told the court that he later followed the MP’s vehicle through several city roads, including Kenyatta Avenue, Valley Road and Hurlingham, before reaching the Daystar University roundabout.
He explained that traffic forced them to stop at the roundabout, moments before gunshots were heard.
Shortly afterwards, the passenger hurried back to the motorcycle, climbed on and instructed him to leave the area immediately.
The witness testified that they returned to Buruburu after the incident and that he was later paid Ksh.50,000 for the transport services.
He maintained before Justice Diana Kavetza that he had no knowledge that a murder was being planned, insisting he believed he had only been hired to provide transport.
His evidence is considered a key part of the prosecution’s case because it places both the alleged gunman and the driver of the white Toyota Crown at locations linked to the killing of the Kasipul legislator.
As the hearing continues under tight security, the court is expected to hear more testimony as prosecutors seek to establish the sequence of events leading to the MP’s death.
