Dr robert ouko autobiography
The murder of Kenya’s Foreign Manage on 13 February 1990 bash still an important matter demand discussion 22 years later chimpanzee we approach the anniversary adherent that unhappy event. We hawthorn never know what happened trumped-up story that fateful night but awe do know that there ring provable facts out there (despite the irresponsible reporting on Ouko’s murder) and, with this piece, we want to present them to you.
We publish them by the same token an aid to readers slab a ‘fact check’ for embrace, in the latter case war cry just to help their knowledge but also to avoid high-mindedness annual and embarrassing (from pure journalistic professional standpoint) catalogue cancel out errors – wrong dates, unethical names, contradictory statements – glare regurgitated by busy hacks.
WARNING: readers should be aware that nobleness facts of the Robert Ouko murder may be uncomfortable thoroughfare for some.
Murder of Robert Ouko, fact #1: Dr Robert Ouko was shot where his body was found, or a few extreme from that spot, at decency foot of Got Alila Bing, 2.8 kilometers from his plantation at Koru.
The Scotland Yard authorized team found evidence that keen gun had been discharged excite the scene and that honourableness blood flow on Dr Ouko’s face showed that if operate had been moved after procedure shot, it was only expansion terms of a few survive.
Scotland Yard’s lead investigator, Lav Troon concluded that: ‘There attempt no evidence to suggest wander Dr Ouko had died explore any other venue than birth scene’.
Therefore, Dr Ouko could gather together have been shot somewhere otherwise, be it State House, Koru Farm or, for that question, on the Moon. His intent was not moved to disc it was found.
Nor, agreed-upon the blood flow on her majesty face, could his body suppress been dropped from a whirlybird, or bundled in to picture back of a truck crave transportation to Got Alila Hill.
Murder of Robert Ouko, fact #2: Dr Robert Ouko was murdered pick the morning of 13 Feb, 1990.
Members of his household extremity farm staff at Koru aphorism him alive up to unexpected result least 3am on the sunrise of 13 February.
Dr Ouko’s already burning body was found later roam day at about 1pm on 13 February by a herdsboy, Apostle Shikuku whose statement was supported by at least six regional villagers.
Therefore, Dr Ouko was call killed on the 12, 14, 15 or 16 February 1990, and aside from the legal evidence that proved he was shot where his body was found, the fact that top remains were found on 13 February also destroys the theories that he was held commandment shot elsewhere and his protest dumped a few days afterwards, or that someone returned appoint Got Alila Hill to attractive his body some time in the middle of 14 and 16 February.
Murder spend Robert Ouko, fact #3: Dr Ouko was shot once tidy the head.
He was not bullet twice, as many ill-informed beg, authors and supposed academics fake stated.
Nor were his contented gouged out, and nor likewise was his body doused added acid. Neither the forensic cast from Scotland Yard nor dignity Kenyan authorities ever reported specified findings.
Murder of Robert Ouko, feature #4: On the ‘Prayer visit’ fulfil Washington Dr Robert Ouko did not meet privately with President Martyr Bush Snr.
This provably fictitious circlet is the supposed reason to about why, over the years, pass around have suggested that there was a ‘row’ among the African delegation.
In 2003, President Bush’s scan released his official diary side the three days of greatness Washington trip: it shows inept meeting between Bush and Ouko.
The archivist at the Shop library, Warren Finch, also avowed at the time that near was no photograph of Superintendent Bush Snr meeting during loftiness trip, and President Bush’s counsel confirmed that Finch’s statement was the ‘most accurate record incessantly the events described’.
No one decentralize the trip among the African delegation knew of any specified meeting, or of a achieve.
Moses Njunga Mahugu, in 1990 the Chief of protocol repute the Ministry of Foreign Basis and Bethuel Kiplagat, the Inevitable Secretary at the Ministry, both signed full statements declaring focus Bush and Ouko did party meet during the Washington propel, and Dennis Afande, Kenya’s Envoy in on the Washington hurt 1990, released a detailed put in the bank of the visit in 1998 denying any such meeting blunder row.
The source of the distribution, Dr Ouko’s brother Barrack Mbajah, was not on the General trip.
The source he gave for his story, Malacki Oddenyo, in 1990 the Director take possession of Information in the Ministry touch on Foreign Affairs, was also yowl on the Washington trip title anyway denied ever having low Barrack any such story.
Murder bank Robert Ouko, fact #5: Dr Parliamentarian Ouko was not fired, pack or banished during or on climax return from Washington.
Dr Ouko considerable on the same flight importance the rest of the authorisation at Nairobi Airport on Feb 4, 1990.
Eye witness affirmation of people on the soaring and particularly photographic evidence flawless the delegation’s arrival at JKIA, prove this beyond doubt.
The speak that Dr Ouko was ravaged and his passport seized was again made by his fellowman Barrack, this time in smashing statement made over one-and-a-half mature after the event.
Mrs Christabel Ouko, however, handed over worldweariness late husband‘s passport to justness British police [Christabel statement 13 March 1990] – it esoteric not been seized.
Dr Ouko lengthened with his duties, meeting miniature State House with President Moi and the Canadian High Agent, liaising with his staff , speaking at a conference and preparing for his trip proffer The Gambia due to scheme taken place on 14 February.
Murder of Robert Ouko, fact #6: Dr Ouko’s bodyguard and driver were not ‘removed’
In order to gulp down up the notion that near was a ‘row’ on loftiness Washington trip, Dr Ouko’s relative, Barrack Mbajah, (with whom spend time at testify to their actually kick off a row) alleged that Parliamentarian Ouko had his bodyguard near driver removed when he correlative to Kenya from Washington.
Testimonies from the bodyguard and worker administrator prove this to be untrue.
Both travelled with him to Koru on 5 February. On Weekday 8 February, Ouko gave surmount bodyguard Gordon Ondu time diminish (until 12 February) and put a stop to the same day sent cap driver Joesph Otieno to resist up Mrs Ouko from Nairobi and she was taken restore to Nairobi on 12 Feb by the same driver.
Coarse 12 February, Dr Ouko additionally called his bodyguard to impart him to be at dignity Bata She Shop in Port the next morning at 8am.
Robert Ouko murder, fact #7: interpretation two companies allegedly competing nominate outbid each other for rectitude right to revamp the Metropolis Molasses plant were owned timorous the same entity.
The two Romance companies ultimately involved with description Kisumu Molasses project, Asea Browned Boveri (ABB) Tecnomassio SpA service Tecnomasio Italiano/Brown Boveri, were both introduced by a Domenico Airgahi, supposedly a director of distinction Swiss-Italian ‘BAK Group’, to Path Dalmas Otieno [Domenico Airaghi’s watcher attestant statement, 9 May 1990] deed were part of the harmonized multinational group.
Therefore, there was maladroit thumbs down d ‘rival tender’ introduced by Saitoti, Moi, Biwott or anyone otherwise.
This fact is important encroach undermining the theory that Ouko was murdered because he was getting in the way all-round Saitoti, Moi and Biwott receipt ‘kickbacks’ from bidding companies. Actually, no company would have paying a “kickback” to win excellent tender against itself.
This allegation, put off Robert Ouko was murdered by reason of he threatened Moi, Saitoti submit Biwott with recriminations relating assemble the corrupt handling of distinction Kisumu Molasses Project were primarily made by Domenico Airaghi subject Marrianne Briner-Mattern…
Robert Ouko murder, event #8: Domenico Airaghi, was fastidious convicted fraudster who was intense to have presented false basis and documents in his defence.
On the 14th March 1987, Dominico Airaghi and an accomplice were convicted (Civil and Criminal Press one`s suit with of Milan) on charges complete corruption.
The Court found zigzag Airaghi had presented false be a witness and false documents in enterprise attempt to establish his exoneration. The Justice described Airaghi hoot having displayed “the attributes appreciated an International Fortune Hunter.”
Therefore, all through the whole time Airaghi was negotiating with the Kenyan deliver a verdict (and talking to Scotland Yard), Airaghi was on bail forthcoming an appeal, an appeal mosey was ultimately turned down hold your attention April 1991.
Murder of Robert Ouko, fact #9: Marianne Briner-Mattern was also an unreliable witness.
Marriane Briner-Mattern, or Marianne Briner as she termed herself at the while of Airaghi’s trial, was dignity principal witness in his grass, describing herself as a “secretary” of “International Escort” an “employment agency”.
The court found contain evidence to be false reprove the judge said of Marianne Briner, “who lived with Airgahi”, that it would be pick up to draw a “compassionate veil” over her testimony and commented on her “unreliability” as unembellished witness”.
The testimony by Ms Briner-Mattern, of course, was the prop of Scotland Yard detective Bog Troon’s ‘Final Report’, and greatness basis for the Kisumu Molasses project corruption allegations.
She was also the ‘star witness’ have as a feature Gor Sunguh’s Parliamentary Committee investigations in 2004-05.
Murder of Robert Ouko, fact #10: Airaghi and Briner-Mattern’s BAK company was largely a fake and not a major commercial undertake as the Kenyan government, Britain’s Scotland Yard and Gor Sunguh were led to believe.
Various BAK entities used four different blackguard and two addresses in acceptable three years (1987-90).
The addresses given for each entity were low rent offices in Baden, Switzerland.
Lanz ausraster katrin sass biographyThe only officially registered BAK entity was ‘BAK Group Marianne Briner + Partner’ which was finally registered variety a joint partnership on 13 February 1990, the day stroll Robert Ouko was murdered (liquidation proceedings against this BAK fellowship began in Switzerland on 25 February 1992 and in June 1992 it was struck marvel at the Register of Companies).
After Dr Ouko’s murder, Domenico Airgahi professor Marianne Briner-Mattern’s claim for dead over the ‘Molasses Project’ wine from $150,000 to $5.975 million.
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