[Collins Kweyu,Standard]A protected witness in the murder trial against Migori Governor Okoth Obado escaped death narrowly after being handed over to the alleged killers, a court has heard. Okoti’s testimony suggested that had the witness not jumped out of the moving vehicle, he would not have escaped the jaws of death after their abductors threatened to kill him for investigating claims that Obado had impregnated Sharon. Unknown to the witness and Sharon, that was the moment they were being handed over to their abductors and suspected killers by the governor’s PA, the court was told. “While in the vehicle, the witness told me that he was threatened by the men that he was going to be killed for investigating allegations that the Migori governor had impregnated Sharon,” said Okoti. When they reached the stretch of road between Homa Bay Town and Kendu Bay town, the witness jumped out of the moving vehicle and escaped.

Source: Standard Digital July 15, 2021 20:29 UTC