On April 18, 2007, then Commissioner of Prisons Gilbert Omondi said Ochuka’s body was dealt with as per the provision of section 332(3)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code (cap75). Omondi was replying to letters from then Nyakach MP Peter Odoyo and 20 groups of human rights activists demanding the release of Ochuka’s body. They argued that the move would put to rest the rumours on Ochuka’s death and detention that started immediately after the coup plotters were defeated by the loyal forces. We went to the mortuary to search for his body,” reads a letter by the family dated August 8, 2006. Akuro said since the coup, Ochuka’s family has been subjected to public ridicule, adding that in 1984 when the news of Ochuka’s death was made public, his father died of shock.

Source: Standard Digital July 31, 2020 21:01 UTC