Police’s manhunt for Obado, 4 children over Sh73m corruption probe

Migori governor Okoth Obado with his wife and two children in past press conference

By MN Reporter

Police have launched a manhunt for Migori governor Okoth Obado, his three children and several cronies over multi-million corruption probe in Migori county government.

On the DPP Noordin Haji in a press statement directed the immediate arrest and prosecution of Migori boss and 11 others, including the children, over embezzlement of county funds.

Haji said the governor using proxies and his children obtained through illegal means a total of Sh73 million from companies trading with the county.

The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) said Obado through his Children account received multiple payment between 2014 and 2017.

The companies involved in the saga include Misoft Company Limited, Tarchdog Printers, Deltrack ICT services, Seletrack Consultants, Mactebac Contractors, Joyush Business, Swyfcon Engineering, Atinus Services, Kajulu business, Victorious Investment, Dolphins Softwares, Dankey Press and Pesulus Services.