The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) continues to report milestones in the probe into the shooting of Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were.

The agency reported the arrest of the 12th suspect on Wednesday morning, May 14.

Amos Barasa Kasili was arrested by the sleuths in the Kibera Darajani area, Nairobi.

The suspect, said to be operating as a boda boda rider, reportedly ferried the killer of the MP on his motorcycle.

On the day of the MP's attack, April 30, Kasili was reported on the saddle of a Bajaj Boxer, registration details, KMFZ 413W, which the killer used as his mode of transport as he trailed Were's car from outside parliament buildings to the scene of crime.

This came exactly a week after the detective reported getting key evidence, including the suspected murder weapon.

On Wednesday, May 7, investigators recovered a Retay Falcon pistol and a Sarsilmaz pistol, along with a sling bag and footwear resembling those worn by the suspected assailant at the crime scene.

The two firearms were then subjected to ballistic analysis, after which Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja disclosed the results of the forensic assessment.

In an official statement on Thursday, May 8, Kanja confirmed that one of the guns had been positively linked to the shooting of Were.

According to the police boss, further ballistics testing revealed that the firearm in question -the Sarsilmaz pistol- had been used in other criminal incidents within Nairobi and Kiambu counties.

Its last recorded use was on April 26, just four days before Were’s murder.

As the investigation progressed, detectives established that the suspects were hired to carry out the assassination.

One of them reportedly received KSh 850,000, along with assurances that he would not be apprehended due to the planners' connections to senior government officials.

Authorities later recovered KSh 615,000 from the suspect’s residence, believed to be part of the payment for the crime.

Meanwhile, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula pledged to provide CCTV footage from Parliament buildings to assist police in their probe. It was determined that Were was followed by his attacker from the moment he left Parliament until the shooting occurred.

At the time of the attack, his bodyguard and driver were in the car with him but escaped unharmed. They were later taken into custody to aid the ongoing investigation, as authorities deemed them persons of interest after they provided conflicting accounts of the incident.

According to the autopsy report, Were sustained five gunshot wounds, with the bullets penetrating vital organs including the heart, lungs, and liver. Severe bleeding was also cited as a contributing factor to his death.

The late legislator, who was serving his second term in Parliament, is set to be buried in his ancestral home in Kachien, Kasipul, Homa Bay County, on Friday, May 9.

Currently, at least 10 individuals remain in police custody as the investigation gathers momentum.

Source: TUKO.co.ke