DC Jonah Anguka and the murder of Dr Robert Ouko - "what did he know and what did he hide?"

Interesting and sometimes quirky stories and reports from Kenya’s newspaper over the last seven days…

Hollywood star Maco reveals Kenyan film interest, ties with Lupita, Gathegi (Sunday Nation, July 28). Hollywood star Peter Macon (Sci-Fic Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) to visit Kenya in September to deliver masterclass in Film and Theatre.

Why Kenya should support Donald Trump (Sunday Nation, July 28). Irungu Kang’ata argues that of the two parties the Republican Party’s policies are more aligned with African lived reality.

Ruto: State to build Sh100 billion fixed bridge in Mombasa County (The Standard, July 30). State plans to build a fixed bridge across the Likoni channel.

Kenya and Uganda ready to build the Eldoret-Kampala oil pipeline (The Standard, July 30). Senior officials from the two countries hold talks setting the stage for the pipeline that would ensure the supply of and security of petroleum products in Uganda.

Audit: KRA allowed D candidates into flawed job interviews (Business Daily, July 30). The KRA interviewed academic failures for revenue service assistant (RSA) positions according to new revelations by the Auditor General.

Team proposes radical changes to tame rogue religious leaders (The Standard, July 31). Presidential task force recommends a commission to regulate religious organisations. Calls for laws to punish offences “committed under the pretext of religion”. See also: Team want 30-year old ‘devil worship report’ implemented (The Standard, July 31). Shakahola cult deaths led to the formation of the presidential task force May last year.

Scientists uncover evidence for plant farming in East Africa (The Star, July 31). A new study shows the history of plant farming in East Africa after ancient plant remains excavated in Kenya. Earliest evidence was recorded in Kakapel rock shelter in the Lake Victoria region.

Worry as survey reveals 900,000 adolescents idle (The Standard, August 1). According to a demographic quarterly survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 7.8 percent of the 11,617, 890 adolescents are not economically engaged.

Today in History Former Nakuru DC Jonah Anguka acquitted of killing Dr Robert Ouko (Daily Nation, July 29, not available online). The Daily Nation marked the anniversary in 1994 of the acquittal of Jonah Anguka for the murder of Dr Robert Ouko. But readers may be interested in two postings from the Kenya Forum archive Aftermath: Jonah Anguka’s trials – Gicheru Ouko murder inquiry 30 years on (February 5, 2022) and Murder at Got Alila – Who killed Dr Robert Ouko and Why? Citizen TV Episode 5: The Risks of Knowledge. The question remains, “what did Jonah Orao Anguka know, and what did he hide”?