Family of late Kasipul MP speaks out on missing woman linked to Were
Paul Were, Charles Were’s brother, confirmed that Dorothy had been living at the MP’s residence during the period he was based in Meru.
The family of the late Kasipul Member of Parliament, Charles Were, has broken their silence following the mysterious disappearance of Dorothy Apondi, a woman who was reportedly staying with the lawmaker before she went missing.
Speaking to NTV on Sunday, June 1, Paul Were, Charles Were’s brother, confirmed that Dorothy had been living at the MP’s residence during the period he was based in Meru.
"Yes, it’s true the woman was staying at my brother’s house. She is one of our relatives," Paul said.
He went on to refute allegations linking the late MP to Dorothy’s disappearance, maintaining that she left the Meru residence willingly.
According to Paul, the family has had no contact with her since her departure, which occurred while Charles was away at their rural home in Kasipul.
"She was about 40 years old not a young girl," Paul explained.
"If someone that age comes to stay in your home and later chooses to leave, you don’t escort them back; you simply let them go. In fact, the day she left my brother’s house, he was here at our home in Kasipul."
Paul further defended his late brother, stating that before Charles passed away, he had made sincere efforts to find out where Dorothy had gone.
"Even at the time of his death, he was still trying to uncover the truth, because the matter had been politicised," Paul said.
Paul also alleged that claims linking his brother to Dorothy’s disappearance were fabricated by political rivals seeking to damage his brother’s reputation.
"During campaigns, politicians come up with all sorts of stories. This was purely political, meant to smear my brother’s name. Dorothy is our blood relative. As a family, we’re appealing for help in finding her," he said.
On her part, Dorothy’s sister, Nancy Adhiambo, said she rushed to Meru Police Station to file a report after their mother informed her about Dorothy’s disappearance.
Nancy Adhiambo recalled a tense encounter with the late MP during her attempt to report her sister's disappearance.
She claimed he tore up her statement and accused her of being manipulated by his political enemies.
"When I got there, he nearly lunged at me. He sat across from me, holding my statement," she recounted.
"I told him, 'This is who you are saying I’m part of some propaganda. Tell whoever you think sent me that I’m still looking.' I said, 'What people? I’m just searching for my sister."'
She said the MP then ripped up her statement, put the pieces back into the file, and closed it.
"That’s politics. That’s politics," she repeated.
Dorothy has now been missing for 14 years, having disappeared in 2010.
