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Governor Obado survives Ayacko onslaught at appellate court

Migori County Governor Okoth Obado with his lawyer Roger Sagana after the ruling. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The court of Appeal in Kisumu has upheld the victory of Migori Governor Okoth Obado in last year’s General Election.

In the verdict read by Justice Steven Gatembu, the judges ruled that former minister Ochillo Ayacko failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the election was not conducted within the law.

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