The son of former President Daniel Arap Moi has recently been named as the prime suspect in the 1988 murder of Julie Ward, a 28-year-old British woman who was brutally killed in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
Julie Ward, whose tragic death has haunted headlines for years, was discovered with most of her body burned beyond recognition. However, parts of her left leg, her jaw fragments, and her skull remained identifiable.
At first, authorities tried to claim that Julie had died by suicide, been attacked by animals, or even struck by lightning. But it soon became clear that her death was not accidental—it was a murder.
A fresh investigation by The Telegraph has confirmed that Julie Ward’s death was indeed a homicide, following new evidence.
Ward’s family recently disclosed that in 2011, the UK’s Metropolitan Police, who had been invited by the Kenyan government under then-President Moi to assist with the investigation, interviewed a key witness. This witness provided crucial information that implicated Moi’s eldest son in the murder of Julie Ward.
For almost three decades, Julie’s family has been striving for justice, but they have always suspected that political forces in both Kenya and the UK might have conspired to keep details of the incident under wraps to protect diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The family’s recent revelations bring new hope for justice, although they also highlight the potential collusion between governments to protect a prominent individual.
Julie Ward was reportedly in the company of the former president’s son at the time of her disappearance, and later, her remains were discovered in the game reserve.
This connection was further supported by a witness statement from a former safari camp official in Maasai Mara.
The witness claimed that Moi’s son had been present at the camp during the time Julie went missing. This contradicts the previous claims made by Moi’s son to police, in which he denied being anywhere near the crime scene.
The Ward family made this information public after multiple unsuccessful attempts to file a formal complaint about the mishandling of the case by the Metropolitan Police.
Bob Ward, Julie’s brother, expressed his frustration to The Telegraph, saying it was “unthinkable” that the critical witness statements had been kept hidden in a safe in Lewisham for so many years.
He added that the opportunity to secure justice for his sister might now be lost.
According to the statement from the Maasai Mara camp official, Moi’s son and his small party had made a booking at the camp in September 1988, around the time Julie first went missing.
However, the group allegedly arrived late one evening and left unexpectedly the next morning, which raised suspicion among the camp staff.
Reports indicate that Moi’s son had previously denied rumors of his involvement in Julie’s murder and denied being near the area at the time of the death.
In 1997, he told Kenyan police that he had been on one of his farms, more than 150 miles away from the Maasai Mara, when Julie died in September.
The revelations now raise many questions about the handling of Julie Ward’s case and whether justice will ever be served for her tragic death.
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