Obado faces sentencing in Sharon Otieno murder case

NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 16 – Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado is back before the High Court as the long-running murder case involving university student Sharon Otieno reaches the sentencing stage.…..

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Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado is facing sentencing at the Milimani High Court in the Sharon Otieno murder case, nearly eight years after the Rongo University student's death.

Obado, alongside co-convicts Michael Juma Oyamo and Caspal Ojwang Obiero, was convicted of murder in July 2026.
The court is considering mitigation, including a request for a non-custodial sentence from Obado and a victim impact statement from Sharon Otieno's family.
Sharon Otieno, who was pregnant, was abducted and found dead in Homa Bay County in September 2018.