the case was uncontested. Earlier Biwott won Sh10 : million from Bookpoint, a popular Nairobi bookshop, for stocking copies of the book Dr Ian West's Casebook. In February 2023, James Khwatenge, a former special branch officer, claimed in an expose on national television that Biwott had shot Dr. Ouko in front of President Moi at the Nakuru Statehouse. Death, memorial and funeral On the morning of 11 July 2017, Biwott was rushed to Nairobi Hospital. He died of complications arising from kidney failure 30 minutes later. A memorial service was held at Milimani AIC on 18 July 2017 followed on 20 July by a funeral service at the Maria Soti Girls Educational Centre Kaptarakwa, in Keiyo, Elgeyo/Marakwet County. In the final speech of the funeral President Uhuru Kenyatta eulogized the late Biwott as a "true patriot". "When the history of this country is written, it will include many men and women in this country who quietly but firmly and confidently are responsible for what Kenya is today – a sound country, a stable country with a growing economy. And Nicholas Biwott is one of those people." See also Corruption in Kenya Goldenberg scandal References Cohen, David William & Odhiambo, E. S. Atieno (2004). The Risks of Knowledge: Investigations into the Death of the Hon. Minister John Robert Ouko in Kenya, 1990. Ohio University Press. . Ohio University External links Parliament.go.ke Nicholas Biwott: Kenya's power broker Hon.Nicholas Biwott 1940-2017 1941 births 2017 deaths Corruption in Kenya 20th-century Kenyan businesspeople Kenya African National Union politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Regional development and local governments ministers University of Melbourne alumni People from Elgeyo-Marakwet County Kalenjin people Ministers of Agriculture of Kenya Energy ministers of Kenya Industry ministers of Kenya Science ministers of Kenya Technology ministers of Kenya Trade ministers of Kenya Tourism ministers of Kenya