KENYA: Governor ‘ordered pregnant lover’s death’
Kenyan governor Okoth Obado has been charged in court with aiding and abetting the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend, a pregnant student. The married governor pleaded not guilty to the charge. Mr Obado’s arrest followed weeks of public anger after the body of Sharon Otieno, 26, was found in a forest. A post-mortem revealed she […]
KENYA Governor ‘ordered pregnant lover’s death’
Kenyan governor Okoth Obado has been charged in court with aiding and abetting the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend, a pregnant student. The married governor pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Mr Obado’s arrest followed weeks of public anger after the body of Sharon Otieno, 26, was found in a forest.
A post-mortem revealed she had possibly been raped, and stabbed eight times in the neck, abdomen and back. She lost her unborn child during the attack.
Mr Obado, the governor of Migori County, has been remanded in custody, pending the outcome of his bail application on Tuesday.
Ms Otieno’s mother Melida Auma was tearful in court, and struggled to control her emotions, Kenya’s Standard newspaper reported.