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Why speculation on Ouko death persists

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 The late Dr Robert Ouko's murder remains one of Kenya’s unsolved mysteries. [File, Standard]

Thirty-five years ago, on the morning of February 13, 1990, a herdsboy in Got Alila, near Muhoroni in Kisumu, stumbled upon a horrifying sight — the burnt body of Dr Robert Ouko, the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

His murder remains one of Kenya’s most famous unsolved mysteries, shrouded in secrecy, suspicion and layers of conflicting stories.

Among the various theories put forward, none has sparked as much controversy and speculation as the Washington trip theory — the idea that Ouko’s fate was sealed during a high-profile visit to the...

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