Migori Governor Okoth Obado is admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital after he reportedly fell sick while at the Industrial Area Remand Prison.
It has been reported that Governor Obado is admitted at the KNH private wing.
The Migori governor has been in remand since last week when he was charged with the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno. On Thursday, September 27, High Court judge Jessie Lessit ruled that Governor Obado be detained until October 8, 2018 when his bail application will be reconsidered together with that of his co-accused.
The government has since denied reports that Migori Governor Okoth Obado is being accorded preferential treatment at Industrial Area Remand Prison.
Prison Commissioner General Isaiah Osugo has denied reports that murder suspect Migori Governor Okoth Obado is receiving preferential treatment at Industrial Area Remand Prison.
The commissioner, in a statement to newsroom on Monday, said Governor Obado, who is being held over the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno, is accorded equal treatment as any other inmate awaiting trial.
Mr Osugo said that Governor Obado was given a prison number as every inmate upon admission and issued prison uniforms. “Hon. Obado was issued with prison requirements including uniforms for Capital Offenders as required by the Prison Rules and Regulations,” added Mr Osugo. He emphasised that Obado only puts on home clothes when making court appearances like other suspects. “During production to court, Hon. Obado like other awaiting inmates is allowed to put on his home clothes and when back to custody put on prison uniforms as is the procedure for inmates awaiting trial,” he said.
The Prison boss also said Obado was placed in a cell block for capital offenders and his visits are regulated in accordance with the prison regulations. “We wish to state categorically that Hon. Obado has not been given any preferential treatment in terms of accommodation, clothing, feeding and visits which are all regulated in accordance to Prisons and Regulations,” said Mr. Osugo.