Migori Governor Okoth Obado will remain in remand prison until October 24 when the court rules on his bail application.
High Court Judge Jessy Lessit said she would deliver a ruling on whether Obado and his co-accused will be granted bail or not after 12 days.
The court gave out the date after hearing submissions from parties in the case.
The prosecution insisted that Obado and his co-accused Michael Oyamo and Caspal Obiero should not be released on bail.
BREAKING: Migori Governor Okoth Obado to spend more nights at Industrial Area remand prison, court to rule on his bail application on 24th October pic.twitter.com/W4VrsQ0i3B
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) October 12, 2018
Obado has been in remand since September 27 when High Court judge Jessie Lesiit cancelled his bond application.
Obado is now facing two murder charges for the deaths of Sharon Otieno and Baby Sharon. Sharon was seven months pregnant when she was brutally murdered and her body dumped at Kodera Forest, Homa Bay County.
Obado is charged alongside Migori County clerk Caspal Obiero and governor’s aide Michael Oyamo.
While Obado has admitted he had a relationship with Sharon and that the baby was his, he denied links to the murder. On October 5, Obado filed an application at the High Court to review the grounds used to deny him bail. In his application, the Governor said courts’ admittance to bail will not affect the ongoing investigations.
His Lawyers too have today assured the court that if released ob bail, their client will not in any way interfere with the ongoing investigations.