Robert Ouko (politician)
Robert Ouko (as Robert John Ouko ; born March 31, 1931 in Nyahera , near Kisumu in the province of Nyanza ; † February 12, 1990 ) was Foreign Minister of Kenya in the Daniel Arap Moi government from 1979 to 1983 and from 1988 to 1990.
He belonged to the Luo people .
In 1990 he was murdered under circumstances that remain unexplained while investigating corruption cases.
Investigations by the Kenyan police originally spoke of suicide, but his partially burned body was found with multiple broken legs and a shot in the head. Three parliamentary inquiries were canceled; the fourth concluded that Ouko was murdered in a residence of then President Arap Moi.
Web links
- About Dr. Ouko , website of the Robert Ouko Library
Footnotes
- ↑ BBC News : Kenyan MPs urge new murder probe . May 13, 2005
- ↑ BBC News : Robert Ouko "killed in Kenya State House" . December 9, 2010
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ouko, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ouko, Robert John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan politician, Foreign Minister (1979–1983 and 1988–1990) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nyahera near Kisumu , Nyanza Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1990 |