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DPP orders arrest of Obado, his four children in Sh73m graft probe

Migori Governor Okoth Obado at the Kibera Law Courts on November 16, 2018.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The anti-graft agency has been investigating how Mr Obado allegedly abused his position to steal public funds through companies registered by his relatives.
  • Mr Obado, who is separately facing murder charges for the alleged killing of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno and her unborn baby, is accused of using proxies among them his relatives to siphon money from the coffers of the county government.

Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his four children face arrest and prosecution for allegedly stealing public money.

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji Tuesday ordered the dragging to court of the governor’s family after agreeing with findings of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).