At the crime scene, three bullet holes pierced the passenger side, blood stains smeared the console box; indicating the aftermath of what police believe was a well-orchestrated murder plot, executed with deadly precision by a hired assassin. 

On Thursday, detectives extended their probe to the National Assembly, where the late Kasipul MP Charles Were had spent most of his day attending to parliamentary duties.

According to reports, the MP left Parliament just before 7:00 p.m., accompanied by his driver and bodyguard.

The vehicle was seen heading towards City Hall Way before taking a turn onto Wabera Street. It was along this street that the MP’s car came to a stop.

His bodyguard briefly stepped out, walking into an M-Pesa shop where he reportedly deposited Ksh.20,000 into the MP’s phone.

CCTV footage in the area captured a man wearing a hood and carrying a bag who was monitoring the car.

The cameras also captured the MP and his team leaving the area at 7:19 p.m. and joining Kenyatta Avenue. The driver changed route and joined Ralph Bunche Road to evade traffic before joining Argwings Kodhek Road.

Unaware they were being followed, they joined Valley Road, where there was traffic. The same man who was monitoring the car along Wabera Street was reportedly seen on top of a sports bike following the vehicle closely.

When the vehicle stopped after the traffic lights turned red at 7:40 p.m., he (suspect) disembarked, went around the vehicle and went straight to his target.

He fired four shots at close range, shattering the window and hitting the MP on the chest and hand. The killer ran towards the sports bike and the rider took off, heading towards Nairobi CBD.

The bodyguard, who was sitting behind the MP, reportedly told investigators that the shooting caught him unawares and he had to take cover before disembarking from the car to pursue the attackers, who were long gone.

He swiftly ran to help the MP, who was bleeding profusely and pleading for help. They rushed him to Nairobi Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.

The driver and the bodyguard escaped unhurt in an attack that took less than a minute on a busy road.

Homicide detectives, led by their director, Martin Nyuguto, who visited the scene on Thursday morning to reconstruct the events, recovered three spent cartridges, which will be subjected to ballistic examination.

Later, detectives camped along Wabera Street where the MP was last spotted before his assailants shot him dead.

Police have picked CCTV footage from several shops in the area, which captured the suspect as he monitored the vehicle that was parked next to an M-Pesa shop.

In their pursuit of the killer, detectives have questioned three people, including the MP’s driver, bodyguard, and the M-Pesa attendant. The probe has also been extended to Kasipul as police investigate whether his murder is politically motivated.