Migori Governor Okoth Obado Gets VIP Treatment at Industrial Area Remand Prison

Migori Governor Okoth Obado is being accorded VIP treatment at the Industrial Area Remand Prison, Citizen TV reports.

On Saturday, Obado spent his fifth night behind bars after a Nairobi court denied him bail in a case where he was charged with Rongo University student Sharon Otieno's murder.

Unlike other suspects, Citizen TV says it has established that the embattled Governor is being treated with dignity and given very good food.

The Governor has also been detained in a comfortable VIP and dignitaries wing of the facility where he is sharing a room with only two other suspects.

In the room, there is a triple decker bed and the Governor has a regular supply of clean blankets and bedsheets. His food is brought in from outside the prison.

Obado is also wearing his own clothes and not prison regalia and several guests, including family members and Migori County officials have been allowed to visit him.

Because he's a high profile suspect, an officer of the rank of sergeant has been tasked to attend to him constantly,  Citizen TV further reports.

The Migori governor will remain in prison until October 8th when his application for bail will be determined, meaning he still has eight more days behind bars.