DPP Haji has ordered the arrest and prosecution of Migori Governor Okoth Obado over alleged theft of Sh73.4 million county funds. This follows an inquiry into allegations of gross misappropriation of Public funds by the Governor, County Government of Migori, Zachary Okoth Obado through his designated proxies and employees of the County Government
Among the 24 suspects lined up to face fraud charges are Obado’s three children
Obado is separately facing murder charges for the alleged killing of Sharon Otieno a pregnant Rongo University student, is accused of using proxies among them his friends and relatives to siphon public funds
The use proxies by County Governors has been witnessed in almost all counties in what is seen as a move to reward supporters or enriching self and therefore undermining competitive bidding of contracts. The DPPs move is the clearest indication that we are likely to see more governors having a date with the courts over the same
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