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  • Here’s Why Governor Obado’s Murder Case Won’t Be Streamed On TV As It Resumes

    Here’s Why Governor Obado’s Murder Case Won’t Be Streamed On TV As It Resumes

    The hearing of a murder case against Migori Governor Okoth Obado resumed Monday at the Milimani law courts.  

    According to reports from the corridors of justice, the trial proceedings are being held in camera to allow some key witnesses under protection to give their testimony.

    Obado who was in a relationship with 26 year old Rongo university student Sharon Otieno and the father of the unborn child is the main suspect in the murder trial.

    He is charged alongside his personal assistant Michael Oyamo and Casper Obiero, a clerk in Migori County with killing Ms Otieno and her unborn child on September 3, 2018, at Owade in Rachuonyo subcounty, Homa Bay county.

    They denied the charges before Justice Jessie Lesiit and in November 2018 the governor was released on a cash bail of Sh5 million with two sureties of same amount.

    Hearings open court

    Public hearings kicked off for four days on July 12, 2021 with Chief government Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor, the first witness taking the stand.

    The proceedings are being held in private at Milimani courts

    Oduor confirmed that the university student died from severe hemorrhage, trauma and manual strangulation.

    A postmortem conducted on her body revealed that she was stabbed eight times, strangled and raped.

    Lilian Saka from the Department of the Criminal Investigation, DCI, also presented photographs to the court of how the bodies of the late Sharon and her unborn baby were allegedly discovered at the Kodera forest, in Homabay County.

    So far, six witnesses from the 35 lined up by the State have given evidence.

    Obado’s defence is led by Senior Counsel Kioko Kilukumi.

    Three years later, Sharon’s family is confident that justice will be served. Her mother Melida Auma who has joined politics and has set her eyes on the Homa Bay Town West ward seat on United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket is happy with the progress of the case.

  • Evelyn Obado secretly employed at Migori level 4 Hospital

    Evelyn Obado secretly employed at Migori level 4 Hospital

    The employment of Migori Governor Okoth Obado’s daughter at the County’s Level 4 Referral Hospital has sparked public outcry with the locals calling for Ethic and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) to probe the matter. Evelyn Adhiambo Obado who is facing a Sh73.5 million corruption case was secretly employed at the facility three months ago where she has been working in silence until Covid-19 cases spiraled in the region.

    Not much is known about her qualifications in the health sector but Evelyn together with her three siblings Dan Okoth, Susan Okoth, Jerry Okoth and their corrupt father, Okoth Obado were part of a cartel that stole Sh73.5 million from Migori county coffers.

    The secret employment of Ms Obado has exposed the former Awendo MP Jared Opiyo who chairs Migori county public service board. The former Mp is Obado’s ‘yes man’ who was compromised and arm-twisted to ensure that the governor’s daughter was employed.

    Evelyn Adhiambo Obado [p/courtesy]
    But Obado who is also facing charges of murder sees nothing wrong with his tainted daughter bagging the job. The troubled governor argues that the corruption cases they are facing are fabrications by his political rivals so his daughter remains innocent until proven guilty. Migori public service board CEO Martin Arondo also sided with the governor when he claimed that it is not within their jurisdiction to investigate the family and criminal background before clearing applicants for a job.

    “We rely on chapter 6 document to clear candidates for interviews and I believe if a daughter of the governor was interviewed and subsequently appointed, we were fully guided by her compliance with chapter 6 and section 65 of the county government Act, 2020.” he said.

    Arondo went on to defend the employment of the suspect as competitive and one that was overseen by an independent body. But pundits argue that the board went against its earlier position where it declined to renew Michael Oyamo’s contract.

    Oyamo served as Obado’s personal assistant until he became suspect in the brutal murder of Sharon Otieno in a case that is currently proceeding in court. The prosecution has lined up 37 witnesses to testify against governor Obado and Oyamo with the trial set to end on 15th of July.