Migori governor Obado seeks to have murder case against him heard virtually
Migori Governor Okoth Obado has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji seeking to have his murder trial heard virtually citing Covid restrictions.
He alongside Juma Oyamo and Casper Obiero are accused of brutally murdering former Rongo University student Sharon Otieno aged 26 years on September 3, 2018.
The prosecution has lined up 37 witnesses to testify against Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his two co-accused.
The three are out on bond after pleading not guilty to the murder charge.
The trial was supposed to begin on March 16 and 14, 2020 but was adjourned due to the scaling down of court operations because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sharon’s body was discovered in a thicket near Oyugis town.
A post-mortem revealed Sharon was possibly raped and stabbed eight times in the neck, abdomen and back.
Sharon also lost her unborn baby in the gruesome murder.
National Media Group journalist Barrack Oduor who escaped murder told police that he was abducted alongside Sharon but he managed to jump out of a speeding car to save his life.
Oduor left behind Sharon alone with the abductors who later allegedly murdered her in cold blood.
Sharon had reportedly contacted Oduor over an intimate relationship she allegedly had with the governor and which led to the pregnancy that the governor was unhappy about.
