The prosecution has lined up 37 witnesses to testify against Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his two co-accused in the murder of former university student Sharon Otieno. According to an update by the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on various murder cases, the Sharon murder trial will be held for ten days consecutively from July 5 to 15. Obado, alongside Juma Oyamo and Casper Obiero, is accused of brutally murdering Sharon, 26. The murder of the former Rongo University student on September 3, 2018 gripped the nation after her body was discovered in a thicket near Oyugis town. 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.

Source: The Star April 16, 2021 10:52 UTC