Kenyan opposition MP shot dead

Nairobi: A Kenyan opposition MP has been shot dead outside his home in the capital, police reported. Kenyan police said they have not ruled out a possible link to the diputed Presidential election and ongoing clashes.

Kenya police spokesman Eric Kiraithe, said that two gunmen shot Mugabe Were as he approached the gate of his house in his vehicle just after midnight.

"We are treating it as a murder but we are not ruling out anything, including political motives. We are urging everyone to remain calm," he said.

Mugabe Were was a member of the Orange Democratic Movement of defeated candidate, Raila Odinga.

Mr Were, who represented Nairobi's Embakasai district, won a seat in the 27 December legislative election, which was held at the same time as the presidential vote.

Were is the first high profile politician to have died during the political