ALERT: AN ODM MP HAS JUST BEEN SHOT DEAD BY A TRAFFIC POLICE OFFICER IN ELDORET.<\/p>\n
UPDATE: It appears the killing is a crime of passion. The MP in question was apparently having an affair with the Policeman’s wife.<\/p>\n
UPDATE #2: As noted by one reader who commented below, the officer also killed his wife and has been charged with both murders. I will not rename this post as I cited it when I first heard the news off the wire, without having any further information. The updates correct the misinformation. My apologies for jumping the gun on this one.<\/p>\n
Nairobi was quiet today. Thank God!<\/p>\n
UPDATE #3: ODM is treating the killing as an assassination. The woman, Eunice Chepkwony, was not the assailant’s wife, nor is their any concrete evidence that she was having an affair with Kimutai Too, the MP who was shot dead yesterday afternoon. Andrew Moache, the gunman, was apparently immediately charged with the murder, arousing suspicion of foul play as there was no thorough investigation before charging the man. The facts remain clouded in a haze. A joint funeral for Too and Were is due to take place soon in Nairobi and is likely to be accompanied by havoc.<\/p>\n