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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, during the hearing of the Committee, a number of witnesses were adversely mentioned; I do not wish to go into all of them and they included Mr. Nicholas Biwott, Mr. George Oraro, Mr. James Onyango K’Oyoo, Mr. Paul Gondi, Mr. Eric Onyango, Mr. Hezekiah Oyugi, Mr. John Anguka and Mr. Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. Messrs. Hezekiah Oyugi and Eric Onyango are deceased. Mr. John Anguka fled the country to the USA after his acquittal in Dr. Ouko’s murder case and the Committee was unable to trace him. Messrs. George Oraro, James K’Oyoo and Paul Gondi were adversely mentioned by a number of witnesses who appeared before the Committee; and the former President, Mr. Daniel arap Moi, declined an opportunity to rebut adverse evidence against him, despite valid and binding summons being issued on him through his advocates. As a result of that, the Committee, having carefully considered the evidence of Messrs. Daniel Mukhwana, Harrison Owuor, Angir and Barak Mbajja, is of the view that George Oraro and James Onyango K’Oyoo were at the scene of the abduction of Dr. Ouko from his Koru home on the night of 12th and 13th February, 1990. The Committee has considered carefully the adverse evidence against Mr. Biwott and finds that he was involved either directly or indirectly in the disappearance and subsequent murder of Dr. Ouko. The logical inference that the Committee drew from the statement issued by the Government was non-availability of vital documents anywhere. That shows that the investigation of the murder of Dr. Ouko was interfered with to conceal the truth. The Committee carefully perused the documents available and came to the conclusion that they had been interfered with and there was a deliberate attempt to cover up. There are many recommendations that are made in the Report and all I need with the time that is left is to go to the main recommendations which would be found from page 128 which recommends that the Government investigates the withdrawal of Dr. Ouko’s passport, bodyguards, official transport and the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, especially, Mr. Bethwel Kiplagat and Mr. Malachi Odenyo, and the circumstances of the accident near Awassi and the interference with the telephone and electricity supply at Dr. Ouko’s home. The Committee recommends that the roles or activities of among others all the persons who were at State House Nakuru on the night of 12th and 13th February, 1990, and the role or activities of among others, Messrs. K.N.K Biwott, James Onyango K’Oyoo, George Oraro, Timothy Maloba, Julius Kobia, Owino Ogondi, Washington Aduoga, Wilson Kareithi, Hezekiah Oyugi, Eric Onyango, Osano Omwenga, Paul Gondi, Michael Owiti, Philip Rodi Ogutu, Zablong Agallo, Eliud William Ndalo and others be investigated. Those persons should be investigated further for their role, including the storekeeper and also all the other witnesses whom the Troon Report found were directly involved. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the end result is that there be a fresh investigation into the circumstances, disappearance and death of Dr. Ouko. The Committee finally makes the following recommendations. Firstly, the Government should:- (a) Institute fresh investigations into the circumstances of the disappearance and death of Dr. Robert Ouko."
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