Slain Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were will be buried today (Friday) at his home in Kachien village in Kasipul constituency.
Homa Bay County Commissioner Moses Lilan has asked residents to maintain peace during the burial as a way of honoring the late legislator.
Speaking to the press after chairing a security meeting in his office, Lilan expressed concerns over reports that some individuals were planning to cause violence and disrupt the burial, warning that they risk arrest and prosecution.
He said it is a collective responsibility for the people to accord the late MP a dignified, peaceful and respectful sendoff befitting his legacy.
Lilan said they have put in place elaborate measures to ensure the safety and security of all mourners.
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna yesterday revealed that the late Kasipul Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Were will be buried in party colours.
Sifuna expressed that Were’s funeral will be characterised with the party’s orange colours as per the late lawmaker’s wishes before his mysterious demise.
Sifuna disclosed this development in an attempt to explain why the ODM party will be prominent at the legislator’s funeral on Friday. The ODM Secretary General added that this should be clearly distinguished from any notion that politics will be the order of the day at the funeral.
“Personally, I am very averse to coming to these funerals where people are dressed in party colours. But you will forgive us on Friday (May 9) because it was Ong’ondo Were’s wish that he be buried in ODM colours,” Sifuna stated.
