Ouko Murder Mystery
It is 33 years since the assassination of Kenya’s former foreign affairs minister Robert Ouko whose charred remains were discovered at the foot of a small hill, Got Alila, about three kilometers from his Koru home in present day Kisumu County, back in February 1990.
Until now Ouko's skull that was taken away for a forensics probe remains at the Guys and St. Thomas hospital in London. So, why hasn’t the government either returned or disposed of Ouko’s skull until now?
On NTV Presents, we lay bare the torture, and horrendous ordeal that Robert Ouko underwent, as well as the lack of accountability in the ensuing inquiry to unmask his killers.
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