Reading the Minister's remains:
Investigations into the death of the Honourable Minister
John Robert Ouko in Kenya, February, 1990!
BY DAVID WILLIAM COHEN
| Thureday evening, Febratry 15,190, te
Tce of Rm rai and levi sere
‘sedan atoning announcement
“The family ofthe mister fo frig in ac
tnteratinal ooperston, Dr. et Ou bat
‘reported tthe mnie is Ko ome Gn
‘reer Kena) lt Toca, Febroary 13
‘he morn, and as hot ben bn ce. Cul
1. uo please contact hs amy othe eset
fle salon Any member ofthe pbc who
‘ght hve an informacion a 0 the miner’
‘theeabous shoul epor tthe ners pie
thon Fe, eran 16 1998 he ries
ed additonal natements, Inclding one formally
‘sounding te dents of bs mii feign as
1 is with profound sorrow tha Ihave to
ounce the death of the Honoorble Rot
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ranch invipton begun withthe dscovery of Ochs
s) freiaent Mo conaiated adi
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Minter Out's appenrance and then death Bat hen,
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ever ver 246 dayeof inquiry (meeting peniy sd
Feported extensively In the pers, bat i epor never
{ela Ina “acl toa of he wth he ices
‘Coomisaton wes dled by the Peter, wht
called fo intenive police nvesistins leg to nic
twere ordered rested, alone
Incline or of wine
fin phe wpby the pois nthe et dys ofthe Ghee
eine.
‘nlor oul othe Os fly (he sedate fray,
‘ot the clan) who was thet constant eee betire
{he Gichert Common. The Oak fry come est
‘tes recopnned by Commision members spat of
‘seat campuign ite sod warming the
‘Only Anguka was ately sent wo ial on cates of
murder. Henkin Oya ded Aug 1993, er ving
been seemed of the charger Nichole wot as as
‘ltd chares an tering nom a an etd mem
ber o Kenya's Seventh Prtoment, sil member onthe
toreing part) KANU' side ofthc howe Andon a mam
[ero oceons fom 1992 the present hee hav eos
fora eh iy.
“The hookhat proposed here not ath ingu, bat
tater 4 ody ofthe naar of sch muy. Uipahae
[ata Te Deah of The Honarae Mone abo Oto ot
‘Kano, Pabrory 1990s explore te pera of ube
{nd ‘oficial Helge concerning the det, and ree.
‘Gent Inguies nothe murder ofthe Mine, incding
‘eriting a examination of pepe one
panei coe the cha
forthe moment sin duceing te paces
fears, dacourer nd thetier (ested win Rene)
{rough which Kenyan net connate, operational,
‘produce, cmpechend pec nd thor dine
‘eis of pole! ierex, concning frm some ofthe
{igh at Ded Pain ced ver in Keng
tence government corruption im Tay, ome catcher &
{imps of wel-saedrananntinalo trations
rm xp! fel
fel lors ea ok a he Nas
‘owt wich a cay ag erated te noson
the Reape an uy
sion aint and the wrk fateful an
‘ito arog ange on mich the Ou saga as ence
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tate and broken ng byte by» bul high
ean onda crn owed torte te of
‘ortar and ing to Got Alla" the prone corpo
ine fret alts cht rnd Sa =
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Intending othe deeper tory of hie pesinenon
omissions that, not tate trate ot pola! mur
‘tm an portant union the ay the “ein of
inguin formalin fel necripon fered
ing plc knowledge, vn he stance between “ele
slog and "consent * Tone in Kenya, South Ach the
nied Stats jp, pd France wb demand “f
Sal ie ath quale fh red ner.
‘tod, verted, baw,
‘nawged i, Bint, costracing the Brod tnd terme of
‘Signet an, second: ering ohne ers How orb,
{lowing gocston ped ty Tin Burk, do
acai communes gathered sound con
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‘argo
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{he pets ofthat ath campeing oes
tio fish common then oe
eth vey contradiction tmp ach ngs for
ward, x demanding community forsng int eeaeece &
Gechers Commision Incr, oth observer dnd
‘ration In ths further intervention into the Oak
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‘ety eth rt iene
plc ape fa
ose
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Rather they alexa
Seay Sera concern ncaa coach,
ance, rane lent, nl sofort Tera ee
SStocuchltun® want ts ere be pusceat tad
‘inthe play of dae a chy etre paces of
‘Tanapng tate adrnrns develope! poet
{ign inves conslatins, comer age, ark
‘Scum and forth Oe sary rare byt foes
Into of compe, but one ie surly sepeied by the
Nip conventonaion and atraied, opto,
‘eeecee Groagh wach mew in powes a Kenpa bert
‘cop to extend thee power and smasher wea Bot
cies ay eae scr of ems
Ac provide an tnequaled tet ow Kenys sie for
‘ample, onthe operons of houschol en the et
[Epa ne mtn he schedales ofthe days the weeks,
‘rhe pine of fa nd cached works he
‘py of sear and ko he cone Of
Si ndship ad alec; ade mariage ad rat
‘That ar he meanings to be deer fom Minntet Ox