The payment, equivalent to £700,000, was reportedly made in 1997 with assistance from British intelligence to settle the costs her father incurred while pushing for justice.
According to The Telegraph, the money was sent discreetly and was not recorded in official documents.
Its purpose was to persuade Julie’s father, John Ward, to ease pressure on the government for a full investigation into the case.
John had spent years travelling to Kenya, hiring investigators and challenging official reports that attempted to dismiss his daughter’s killing as an accident.
Julie disappeared on September 6, 1988. When her remains were found, initial reports claimed she had been attacked by wild animals or struck by lightning.
However, the first pathologist who examined her, Dr. Adel Shaker, later revealed that he had been forced to sign a false report.
His original findings showed clean cuts on her bones, pointing to murder. Shaker eventually fled the country, saying he feared for his life.
At the centre of the investigation was Jonathan Moi, son of the late President Daniel arap Moi.
Jonathan denied being anywhere near the reserve at the time, but a handwritten statement from a camp official later placed him in the area.
This evidence was in police files for years but was never acted upon. Jonathan died in 2019 without facing charges.
Several people, including wardens and rangers, were taken to court over the years, but all were acquitted due to insufficient evidence.
Julie’s father insisted until his death in 2023 that both Kenyan and British authorities protected powerful individuals linked to the case.
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