This archive report was first published on 25 August 2020.
On August 25, 2020, the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji approved the arrest and prosecution of Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his children, Achola Dan Okoth, Susan Scarlet Okoth, Jerry Zachary Okoth, and Adhiambo Evelyn Okoth, following an investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
The investigation revealed that the Governor and his children received Sh73.4 million indirectly through multiple payments from companies trading with Migori County Government between 2013/2014 and 2016/2017.
Some of the money was used to purchase a prime property in Loresho Ridge, Nairobi, registered under Obado's daughter Evelyn.
Obado is currently out on bond in connection with the murder of Sharon Otieno, who was brutally murdered while pregnant. He denies any involvement in her death.
