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Kenyan MP Shot Dead
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Kenyan MP Shot Dead

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A member of the Kenyan parliament, Charles Ong’ondo Were, was shot dead today in Nairobi, according to local media reports.

According to eyewitnesses, two attackers on a motorcycle opened fire on him around 7:30 PM local time, reports the website Citizen.digitalnews.

One of the attackers shot the MP at close range, inflicting fatal injuries.

It is reported that the attackers' target was solely MP Were, while his driver was not injured.

Were was rushed to a hospital in Nairobi, but was pronounced dead upon arrival. Other details about the incident are not yet known.

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