Despite the devastating conditions in which Governor Okoth Obado was living in Industrial area Remand Prisons , he was forced to spend in their one more night after the court granted him bail.
“Pambana na hali yako,” This was the situation in which Obado was subjected to. He was supposed to pay 5million as bail and two sureties of the same amount.
Obado had presented Toyota Prado and Toyota Land Cruiser V8 as sureties but one of them failed to clear.
Does this mean Obado will join the walking class? Even if he chooses to go back and re-join the “sponsors” club what will use to ferry them?
Does this mean nobody went to the rescue of Obado, because has It seems the governor his carrying his own cross all the way to Golgotha.
This means that maybe the governor was unable to raise the required amount to be free indeed.
This is how Migori Governor Okoth Obado is living today in industrial area prison. Jameni tuwache dhambi tuokoke. pic.twitter.com/p9LYWPm4TD
— David Ochola (@DavidOcholaJnr) October 23, 2018
Justice Lessit allowed the Migori Governor to be released on a cash bail of KSh5million on the grounds that the evidence against him was circumstantial and not enough to deny him bail.
He was ordered to surrender his passport at the DCI and given a condition that he should not skip any court session as his bail could be cancelled at any time.
Obado was warned against communicating with the parents, siblings or rather any close relative the deceased Sharon Otieno whether directly or through a proxy.
Obado was in remand at the Industrial Area prison for 33 days after his arrest on September 21 in connection with the murder of Rongo university student Sharon Otieno.
Justice Lesiit had declined Obado’s first application for bail on September 27.Lessit said that uncertainty of the safety of witnesses in the murder trial led to the denial of bail.
Obado is facing two murder charges alongside his personal assistant Michael Oyamo and County Clerk Caspal Obiero.
The second charge is that of killing Sharon’s unborn child.
They allegedly committed the offence between September 3 and 4 this year at Homa Bay County.
In his second application, Obado pleaded through lawyers Nicholas Ombija, Cliff Ombeta and Rodgers Sagana for the judge to reconsider citing serious health problems that could only be addressed if he was out on bail.
Lawyer Cliff Ombeta asked the court to free the second term governor since the prosecution had not adduced compelling evidence suggesting the county chief could interfere with witnesses.
Sharon was buried on Friday at Magare village in Homabay County at her grandparents home according to the Luo custom.