Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, the prime suspect in the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno, has a case to answer, the High Court has ruled.
Justice Cecilia Githua ruled that the prosecution had provided enough evidence to put Obado and his two co-accused, his PA Michael Oyamo and Caspal Obiero, on their defence.
The three were, however, acquitted on the charge of killing the baby Sharon was pregnant with at the time of her murder on September 3, 2018, in Homa Bay.
In November 2024, Obado maintained innocence, saying that the prosecution failed to present a strong case against him.
Through his lawyers Kioko Kilukumi and Rodger Sagana, Obado submitted that he had an open relationship with Sharon and was willing to support her and their unborn child.
Kilukumi said there is no iota of evidence linking his client with the death of Sharon.
