Obado's Sh505m graft case nears out-of-court deal, DPP says in talks

Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado at a Milimani court on Monday, December 04, 2023, when alongside his co-accused they appeared for the hearing of a case they are charged with the killing of a university student Sharon Otieno and her unborn child, the case was adjourned to today. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The Sh505 million corruption case against former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his four children, and other co-accused may soon be settled out of court, the court heard yesterday.

During a scheduled hearing before Milimani Chief Magistrate Charles Ondieki yesterday, lawyers representing Obado and his co-accused told the court that they had formally written to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga seeking an alternative resolution to the long-running criminal trial that began in 2018.