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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to acknowledge and realize that we will not bring Ouko back to life. However, it is important to unravel the mystery of this death so that the culture of impunity is stopped in this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the circumstances, just before the murder of this intelligent Kenyan whose only crime was to be very efficient in his job, you will realize that it started way back in 1988. There was even an attempt to block him from coming to Parliament. During that time, it is on record and this report has elaborately covered it, that hon. Biwott and others like Hezekiah Oyugi financed his opponent, so that he could lose. Why was this being done? It is because Dr. Ouko was fighting corruption. In his efforts to rid this country of the vice, he earned many enemies in the corridors of power. The report mentions many of the former Ministers: Biwott, Saitoti, Mwangale and Dalmas Otieno. It has also mentioned other civil servants who wanted to take kick backs from some company which was to revive the Molasses Plant. This culminated into what we can only describe as the murder of the late Ouko. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, If you look at the Report the dangerous precedence that set into motion the murder of this great son of Kenya started in early January, 1990. When they went to the United States of America, the late Ouko even helped to secure an appointment between the then President of the USA, President George Bush Senior and President Moi. During that meeting, it came out that the late Dr. Ouko did very well and earned some respect from the international community. This infuriated other Ministers and the state machinery. More particularly, it is reported that the hon. Biwott even cracked a joke and called hon. Ouko “Mr. President”, which did not please hon. Ouko then. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, upon returning we realise that hon. Ouko was not even allowed to take the same plane with the President and the rest of the team. His passport was confiscated when arrived at the airport. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 4th February, 1990, Mr. Ouko was disturbed and even went to see the President with his two children to earn sympathy from the President and explain his circumstances. Unfortunately, the former President Moi did not give hon. Ouko any audience. On 5th February, 1990, hon. Ouko, through Mr. Oyugi, managed to secure an appointment with the President. He tried to explain himself, but instead he was ordered to go to his Koru home. At that time, the Government saw it fit to withdraw the official car and his security. At that time, it is coming out clearly from the evidence as given to the Committee that Ouko at the time he left for his Koru Home was not a Minister. I want to take this House through 11th and 12 of February, 1990. Mr. William Nangabo who was a house help in Oyugi’s house in Westland’s witnessed a meeting between the former President Moi, former Minister Biwott, Mr. Oyugi himself and the former DC of Nakuru, Mr. Anguka. He overheard the former President saying that Ouko should be done away with since he has become a thorn in the Government’s flesh. The former President even went ahead and asked: “How do we do away with him?” The answer from Biwott was that they will get him. The President said he did not want to see Ouko alive. This was a very chilling moment. That was the night preceding the night on which the late Dr. Ouko disappeared."
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