Absolute Power: The Ouko Murder Mystery

by Jonah Anguka

A discussion of the murder of the February 13, 1990 murder of Dr. Robert Ouko, the Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs. Written by the man charged with the crime.

318 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 1998

Reviews

[Salem Lorot · Rating 4 out of 5]

" Dr. Ouko's remains were half way, in between the river and the hill,inside a thicket of guava trees that were growing wild, along with other shrubs as well. I stood approximately eight metres away from the body. What faced me was a horrendous, repulsive and blood-curdling sight. It was a sight that words may never portray adequately. A grisly sight I pray never to see again in life. The body was lying on its back, with the head facing Got Alila and the legs facing the River Nyando. The lower half of the body was burnt to ashes. The right ankle was broken. The stomach and its parts were almost non-existent due to intense fire. The hair was singed and its colour changed from black to brown-black. There were dry blood trails on the face from the nose to the cheek. The eyes were distended from the sockets and on both sides of the head was an open wound. The lips were parted showing his teeth, giving a picture not of a smiling face that had impressed many in Kenya and abroad, but an expression of agony. It took time, patience and courage to stare in order to identify the remains as those of Dr. Ouko's."

P.55-56

It happened. Murder most foul, most chilling. And trails of many other 'convenient deaths' followed.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

[Getangita Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice

[NyakwarOgul]

We shall never forget that sad day of 13th February 1990

[Samuel Gombe · Rating 5 out of 5]

KENYAN POLITICS REMAIN BLOODY,CORRUPT TO DATE...FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS AND MIND WUOD NYAHERA