Dony Opar

Police in Homa Bay have launched investigations into the death of the executive member for roads nominee Dony Opar.

The county police commander Esther Seroney said they have sent a team of detectives to the scene over the matter. “Officers are at the scene to investigate the matter as we pursue the suspects,” Seroney said.

Opar was shot dead by unknown group of people at his petrol station in Kendu Bay town on Friday night at around 10 pm. He died on the spot after his body was hit with bullets.

The assailants took away unknown amount of money from him and other personal items such as laptop and mobile phone.

Eye witnesses said the attackers armed with an AK 47 gun shot in the air to scare people who were at the station before they shot Opar on the head.

“They scared away his aides by shooting in the air, shot Opar twice and died on the spot,” a witness said.

The assailant escaped in a saloon care they parked near the petrol station.

Opar was said to have gone to the station to pick cash that had been transacted that day. He used  to go and collect cash and check on daily transactions.

Karabondi location chief Isack Opar said the assailants mainly targeted the county cabinet nominee. “The assailants went straight and shot after scaring others away,” the chief said.

Opar died after Governor Cyprian Awiti had nominated and county assembly approved him to take up the roads docket. His swearing in was to take place once Awiti returns to the county. The governor is in a foreign country for medication.

Deputy governor Hamilton Orata, MPs Lillian Gogo (Rangwe), Gladys Wanga (woman representative) among others have sent their message of condolences.

Orata said they have lost a nominee who had promised to inject team work. “Opar was going to run a docket which would determine the kind of legacy Homa Bay government would leave behind,” Orata said.

Gogo said they had known Opar as a dedicated man. “I learnt the death with great shock. Opar is a kind of leader who is always committed to work,” Gogo said.