Kenya: Court Grants Police 30-Day Detention of Isaac Kuria, Alias 'Kush,' Suspected Gunman in MP Were's Murder

Kenya: Court Grants Police 30-Day Detention of Isaac Kuria, Alias 'Kush,' Suspected Gunman in MP Were's Murder

Nairobi -- The court has granted police 30 days to detain Isaac Kuria, alias 'Kush,' suspected gunman in Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were's murder.

MP Were Murder: Alleged Hitman Reveals Names Behind the Assassination Scheme - Nairobi Wire

A Nairobi court has ordered the detention of Isaac Kuria—also known as “Kush”—for 30 days as police intensify investigations into the assassination of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were. Police arrested Kuria in Isebania, near the Kenya-Tanzania border, as he allegedly tried to flee the country. A second suspect, found with him during the arrest, was also detained and transferred to Nairobi for further questioning. Their arrest followed a high-sta…

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See the face of the KIKUYU man suspected to have killed the late Kasipul MP CHARLES WERE, he was arrested at a lodging along the Kenya - Tanzania border

Monday, May 12, 2025 - Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a key suspect linked to the murder of Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Were. The suspect, identified as Isaac Kuria, also known as “Kush,” was apprehended in Isebania, a town near the Kenya-Tanzania border, as he attempted to flee the country. Reports indicate that Kuria had trailed the MP before ambushing and fatally shooting him at a traffic…

Court grants police 30-day detention of Isaac Kuria, alias ‘Kush,’ suspected gunman in MP Were’s murder

Kuria was arrested in Isebania, a border town near Tanzania, just as he was reportedly trying to flee the country. - Kenya breaking news

MP Were killer was pillion passenger – wait, what’s a pillion passenger?

When news broke of the murder of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were in Nairobi, an unusual word hung in the air: pillion passenger. Were was shot dead by a pillion passenger on aboda boda. What exactly is a pillion passenger? Sure, it’s English. But raise your hand if you’ve actually heard or used that word. Anyone? No one? That’s because it’s not a common word in our local lexicon. The police, often known for using formal or unusual terminology i…