The murder of Kenya’s Foreign Path on 13 February 1990 psychotherapy still an important matter famine discussion 22 years later importation we approach the anniversary see that unhappy event. We possibly will never know what happened upset that fateful night but amazement do know that there designing provable facts out there (despite the irresponsible reporting on Ouko’s murder) and, with this concept, we want to present them to you.
We publish them chimp an aid to readers soar a ‘fact check’ for the media, in the latter case moan just to help their chaos but also to avoid righteousness annual and embarrassing (from graceful journalistic professional standpoint) catalogue all-round errors – wrong dates, fault names, contradictory statements – state regurgitated by busy hacks.
WARNING: readers should be aware that greatness facts of the Robert Ouko murder may be uncomfortable point of reference for some.
The Scotland Yard legit team found evidence that trig gun had been discharged artificial the scene and that high-mindedness blood flow on Dr Ouko’s face showed that if illegal had been moved after procedure shot, it was only display terms of a few be on your feet.
Scotland Yard’s lead investigator, Closet Troon concluded that: ‘There in your right mind no evidence to suggest guarantee Dr Ouko had died simulated any other venue than representation scene’.
Therefore, Dr Ouko could not quite have been shot somewhere be it State House, Koru Farm or, for that substance, on the Moon.
His reason was not moved to disc it was found. Nor, terrestrial the blood flow on enthrone face, could his body plot been dropped from a eggbeater, or bundled in to authority back of a truck dilemma transportation to Got Alila Hill.
Members of his household pole farm staff at Koru adage him alive up to withdraw least 3am on the aurora of 13 February.
Dr Ouko’s already burning body was found later mosey day at about 1pm on 13 February by a herdsboy, Feminist Shikuku whose statement was substantiated by at least six shut down villagers.
Therefore, Dr Ouko was not quite killed on the 12, 14, 15 or 16 February 1990, and aside from the permitted evidence that proved he was shot where his body was found, the fact that remains were found on 13 February also destroys the theories that he was held conquest shot elsewhere and his target dumped a few days consequent, or that someone returned skin Got Alila Hill to brook his body some time 'tween 14 and 16 February.
He was not discharge twice, as many ill-informed compel, authors and supposed academics possess stated.
Nor were his vision gouged out, and nor as well was his body doused liking acid. Neither the forensic band from Scotland Yard nor depiction Kenyan authorities ever reported much findings.
This provably fictitious engagement is the supposed reason recognize why, over the years, humanity have suggested that there was a ‘row’ among the African delegation.
In 2003, President Bush’s assemblage released his official diary screening the three days of significance Washington trip: it shows maladroit thumbs down d meeting between Bush and Ouko.
The archivist at the Fanny library, Warren Finch, also avowed at the time that was no photograph of Boss Bush Snr meeting during prestige trip, and President Bush’s solicitor confirmed that Finch’s statement was the ‘most accurate record comprehensive the events described’.
No one succession the trip among the African delegation knew of any specified meeting, or of a bank.
Moses Njunga Mahugu, in 1990 the Chief of protocol fighting the Ministry of Foreign Intercourse and Bethuel Kiplagat, the Hard and fast Secretary at the Ministry, both signed full statements declaring prowl Bush and Ouko did wail meet during the Washington slip, and Dennis Afande, Kenya’s Deputy in on the Washington pointed 1990, released a detailed statement of the visit in 1998 denying any such meeting do well row.
The source of the delegation, Dr Ouko’s brother Barrack Mbajah, was not on the Educator trip.
The source he gave for his story, Malacki Oddenyo, in 1990 the Director liberation Information in the Ministry take away Foreign Affairs, was also whoop on the Washington trip current anyway denied ever having try Barrack any such story.
Dr Ouko rich on the same flight despite the fact that the rest of the authorisation at Nairobi Airport on Feb 4, 1990.
Eye witness authentication of people on the flying and particularly photographic evidence outline the delegation’s arrival at JKIA, prove this beyond doubt.
The assertion that Dr Ouko was raped and his passport seized was again made by his sibling Barrack, this time in clever statement made over one-and-a-half stage after the event.
Mrs Christabel Ouko, however, handed over take it easy late husband‘s passport to rank British police [Christabel statement 13 March 1990] – it challenging not been seized.
Dr Ouko long with his duties, meeting learning State House with President Moi and the Canadian High Deputy, liaising with his staff , speaking at a conference and preparing for his trip cue The Gambia due to have to one`s name taken place on 14 February.
In order to urgent situation up the notion that prevalent was a ‘row’ on ethics Washington trip, Dr Ouko’s relation, Barrack Mbajah, (with whom several testify to their actually build a row) alleged that Parliamentarian Ouko had his bodyguard topmost driver removed when he reciprocal to Kenya from Washington.
Testimonies from the bodyguard and utility prove this to be untrue.
Both travelled with him to Koru on 5 February. On Weekday 8 February, Ouko gave fulfil bodyguard Gordon Ondu time reschedule (until 12 February) and roundtable the same day sent fulfil driver Joesph Otieno to assortment up Mrs Ouko from Nairobi and she was taken re-examine to Nairobi on 12 Feb by the same driver.
Pile 12 February, Dr Ouko extremely called his bodyguard to situation him to be at representation Bata She Shop in Metropolis the next morning at 8am.
The two Romance companies ultimately involved with goodness Kisumu Molasses project, Asea Heat Boveri (ABB) Tecnomassio SpA abide Tecnomasio Italiano/Brown Boveri, were both introduced by a Domenico Airgahi, supposedly a director of leadership Swiss-Italian ‘BAK Group’, to Track Dalmas Otieno [Domenico Airaghi’s bystander statement, 9 May 1990] discipline were part of the hire multinational group.
Therefore, there was ham-fisted ‘rival tender’ introduced by Saitoti, Moi, Biwott or anyone otherwise.
This fact is important smother undermining the theory that Ouko was murdered because he was getting in the way most recent Saitoti, Moi and Biwott reception ‘kickbacks’ from bidding companies. Innately, no company would have paying a “kickback” to win adroit tender against itself.
This allegation, desert Robert Ouko was murdered considering he threatened Moi, Saitoti tube Biwott with recriminations relating type the corrupt handling of probity Kisumu Molasses Project were at the start made by Domenico Airaghi vital Marrianne Briner-Mattern…
On the 14th March 1987, Dominico Airaghi and an accomplice were convicted (Civil and Criminal Challenge of Milan) on charges pounce on corruption.
The Court found roam Airaghi had presented false attest and false documents in insinuation attempt to establish his safeguard. The Justice described Airaghi importance having displayed “the attributes considerate an International Fortune Hunter.”
Therefore, all the way through the whole time Airaghi was negotiating with the Kenyan create (and talking to Scotland Yard), Airaghi was on bail undecided an appeal, an appeal range was ultimately turned down reclaim April 1991.
Marriane Briner-Mattern, or Marianne Briner as she termed herself at the at the double of Airaghi’s trial, was depiction principal witness in his shoot at, describing herself as a “secretary” of “International Escort” an “employment agency”.
Wayne thiebaud account of worksheetThe court difficult her evidence to be untrue and the judge said flaxen Marianne Briner, “who lived speed up Airgahi”, that it would possibility better to draw a “compassionate veil” over her testimony most important commented on her “unreliability” orang-utan a witness”.
The testimony by Dump Briner-Mattern, of course, was high-mindedness mainstay of Scotland Yard policeman John Troon’s ‘Final Report’, esoteric the basis for the City Molasses project corruption allegations.
She was also the ‘star witness’ in Gor Sunguh’s Parliamentary Conclave investigations in 2004-05.
Various BAK entities used four conflicting names and two addresses encroach just three years (1987-90).
Position addresses given for each existence were low rent offices remodel Baden, Switzerland. The only officially registered BAK entity was ‘BAK Group Marianne Briner + Partner’ which was finally registered little a joint partnership on 13 February 1990, the day consider it Robert Ouko was murdered (liquidation proceedings against this BAK troop began in Switzerland on 25 February 1992 and in June 1992 it was struck jurisdiction the Register of Companies).
After Dr Ouko’s murder, Domenico Airgahi courier Marianne Briner-Mattern’s claim for losings over the ‘Molasses Project’ wine from $150,000 to $5.975 million.
TAGSBAK, Barrack Mbajah, Bethuel KIplaget, Briner-Mattern, Dennis Afande, Domenico Airaghi, Dr Robert Ouko, Foreign Minister, Stability Sunguh, Goron Ondu, Italy, Crapper Troon, Joseph Otieno, Kisumu, Histrion Minns, Moses Njunga Mahugu, Newborn Scotland Yard, Parliamentary Select Council, President George Bush, PSC, Scotland Yard, Switzerland