Why speculation on Ouko death persists

The late Dr Robert Ouko's murder remains one of Kenya’s unsolved mysteries. [File, Standard]

Thirty-five years ago, on the morning of February 13, 1990, a herdsboy in Got Alila, near Muhoroni in Kisumu, stumbled upon a horrifying sight — the burnt body of Dr Robert Ouko, the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

His murder remains one of Kenya’s most famous unsolved mysteries, shrouded in secrecy, suspicion and layers of conflicting stories.