DPP Noordin Haji has directed the immediate arrest and prosecution of Migori Governor Okoth Obado and 11 others over embezzlement of county funds. According to a statement by Haji, Obado used proxies to unlawfully benefit a total of Sh73 million from companies trading with the county. Further, Haji revealed that Sh34 million was used to purchase a house in Loresho Ridge currently owned by Obado's daughter Evelyne Adhiambo Zachary. Obado's sons Dan Okoth and Jerry Okoth and daughter Susan Okoth were also named in the scandal. A DCI detective in the Special Crimes Unit told the court that after completing investigations Obado was found innocent.

Source: The Star August 25, 2020 15:20 UTC