Babu Owino writes to Mudavadi over Kenyan teacher killed in Tanzania
By David Nthua, November 5, 2025Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has written to the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi over the death of a Kenyan teacher killed in Tanzania.
Through a press statement on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Babu said that he is deeply concerned about the tragic killing of John Ogutu, a Kenyan citizen who was serving as a teacher in Tanzania.
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“I write to you with a heavy heart and deep concern regarding the tragic killing of a Kenyan citizen, John Ogutu, who was serving as a teacher in Tanzania.
“Ogutu was brutally murdered under circumstances that remain unclear, and his body was discovered bearing severe injuries,” Owino stated in the letter addressed to Mudavadi.
Call for swift action
The MP demanded that the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs take immediate and decisive action to ensure justice for Ogutu and his family.
He urged the Ministry to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, engage diplomatically with Tanzanian authorities to ensure justice is served, and provide full support to the grieving family through the relevant departments.
Owino also called for the immediate repatriation of Ogutu’s remains to Kenya at the cost of the government, in recognition of his service and citizenship.
He emphasised that consular support and counselling services should be extended to the family during this period of sorrow.
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Upholding citizen safety
The MP stressed that the people of Kenya are closely watching and expect full accountability and justice. He underlined that foreign policy must reflect the duty to protect the lives and dignity of Kenyan citizens wherever they may be.
“Our foreign policy must always reflect our duty to protect the lives and dignity of our citizens wherever they may be.
“The family of Ogutu, and indeed the Kenyan people, deserve nothing less than justice and transparency for this reprehensible act.
“I look forward to your swift and conclusive action on this matter,” Babu Owino concluded.
The letter, officially stamped with the seal of Parliament, reflects growing concern over the safety of Kenyan nationals working abroad, particularly in the East African region.