Migori Governor Okoth Obado and His Four Children Arrested in Kisii

Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his four children have been arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).

Obado, his two sons, and two daughters were apprehended after presenting themselves at EACC offices in Kisii on Wednesday morning. The five are accused of fleecing the Migori County government of Sh73.4 million.

Their arrest comes a day after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji said they have a case to answer.

EACC investigators established that Obado indirectly received Sh73,474,376 through his sons and daughter, who received multiple payments from different companies trading with the Migori County government between 2013 and 2017.

The four Obado’s children are Dan Achola Okoth, Jerry Zachary Okoth, Susan Scarlet Okoth, and Evelyn Adhiambo Okoth. 

The family allegedly used the funds to acquire a prime property at Loresho Ridge in Nairobi, buy luxury cars, and pay school fees for Obado’s children in foreign institutions in the UK, Scotland, and Australia.

“The money was used to pay their school fees, upkeep, maintenance and medical bills in Australia, Scotland and the United Kingdom. Some of the said-monies were also traced to have bought two motor vehicles of make Toyota Land Cruiser V8,” said Haji.

The companies allegedly involved in the scam include Misoft Company Limited, Tarchdog Printers, Deltrack ICT Services, Seletrack Consultants, and Mactebac Contractors. Others are Joyush Business, Swyfcon Engineering, Atinus Services, Kajulu Business, Victorious Investment, Dolphus Softwares, Dankey Press, and Pesulus Services.

“Investigations further revealed that the directors or proprietors of the companies, were proxies of the governor, including three of whom were brothers namely: Jared Peter Kwaga, Patroba Ochanda, and Joram Opala; and their mother Penina Auma Otago, and the spouse to Jared Peter Kwaga, Christine Akinyi and his sister-in-law Carolyne Onyango,” added Haji.

Obado and his children were driven to Nairobi where they are likely to be charged, according to reports.