Robert Ouko
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Robert Ouko was a prominent Kenyan politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs before his high-profile and still controversial assassination in 1990.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Ouko canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9606209 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Ouko Context triple: [Luo people of Kenya, notableKenyanPolitician, Robert Ouko]
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A.
Collins Obuya
Collins Obuya is a Kenyan cricketer best known as a leg-spinning all-rounder who rose to prominence with standout performances in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
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B.
Thomas Odoyo
Thomas Odoyo is a former Kenyan all-rounder widely regarded as one of the country’s greatest cricketers, known for his seam bowling and middle-order batting in international competitions.
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C.
Kennedy Otieno
Kennedy Otieno is a former Kenyan international cricketer, best known as a top-order batsman and wicket-keeper who represented Kenya in multiple Cricket World Cups.
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D.
Joseph Gikatilla
Joseph Gikatilla was a prominent 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist and author whose works, such as "Ginnat Egoz" and "Sha'arei Orah," systematized and popularized mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine names.
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E.
Charles Peter Mayiga
Charles Peter Mayiga is a Ugandan lawyer, cultural leader, and politician who serves as the prime minister (Katikkiro) of the Kingdom of Buganda.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Ouko Target entity description: Robert Ouko was a prominent Kenyan politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs before his high-profile and still controversial assassination in 1990.
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A.
Collins Obuya
Collins Obuya is a Kenyan cricketer best known as a leg-spinning all-rounder who rose to prominence with standout performances in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
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B.
Thomas Odoyo
Thomas Odoyo is a former Kenyan all-rounder widely regarded as one of the country’s greatest cricketers, known for his seam bowling and middle-order batting in international competitions.
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C.
Kennedy Otieno
Kennedy Otieno is a former Kenyan international cricketer, best known as a top-order batsman and wicket-keeper who represented Kenya in multiple Cricket World Cups.
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D.
Joseph Gikatilla
Joseph Gikatilla was a prominent 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist and author whose works, such as "Ginnat Egoz" and "Sha'arei Orah," systematized and popularized mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine names.
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E.
Charles Peter Mayiga
Charles Peter Mayiga is a Ugandan lawyer, cultural leader, and politician who serves as the prime minister (Katikkiro) of the Kingdom of Buganda.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kenyan politician
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-03-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-02-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Makerere University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Government of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Luo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ouko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | foreign relations of Kenya ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Kenya African National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Ouko murder investigation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial death in 1990
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serving as Kenya's Minister of Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| partOf | Cabinet of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nyanza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
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near Kisumu ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament of Kenya
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Minister for Industry of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Kisumu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kisumu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Ouko Description of subject: Robert Ouko was a prominent Kenyan politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs before his high-profile and still controversial assassination in 1990.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.