Mellitus Mugabe Were (9 August 1968 – 29 January 2008) was a Kenyan politician affiliated to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
Were had been a voice for moderation in Kenya's escalating political crisis, shuttling between leaders of different ethnic groups and organising a youth peace march just before he died.
Were was returning home in Woodley Estate, Nairobi, after 11 pm, and whilst waiting for the gate to his house to be opened, he was shot three times.
His widow, Agnes Wairimu, alerted by the gunshots, came outside and found him, taking him to Nairobi Hospital.
ODM spokespersons were quick to blame the government, however President Mwai Kibaki also condemned the murder as a "heinious crime".