If there is a man that continues to command a huge following despite the many tribulations he is going through then it got to be Migori Governor Okoth Obado.
Okoth Obado is a man known to have the spirit to encounter the various storms that have in the past tried to put him down. Do you remember that Obado is the only person that ascended to a governorship position in Nyanza without using the famous ODM party as his “political vehicle,”
He is also one of the top politicians from Nyanza to have openly opposed the ODM Party together with it’s seemingly dictatorial policies. The governor was in the front line at opposing the ODM Senatorial Candidate Ochillo Ayacko in the Migori by-elections. His candidate of choice Eddy Oketch gave ODM a run for their money despite the fact that Obado was at the time behind bars for allegedly killing his lover Sharon Otieno.
Obado is now facing another dark cloud in his life, that of being found in possession of illegal guns. According to reports, 3 out of the 8 guns found at the Migori governor’s residence were deemed to be illegal hence leading to his arrest. He is due to be in court today and just like during his first court case regarding Sharon’s Murder, the people of Migori have come out to offer their unwavering support to their embattled governor.
According to the Migori residents, the continuous frustration of their governor is costing them a lot. They now demand that their governor is released do that he can keep delivering the services he should deliver to his people.
“Allow our governor to deliver to us services, allow him to implement the agenda he promised,” said George Okoth, a resident from Migori.
The Migori residents added that they are not happy with the arrest of their governor.
“I am not happy with the arrest of our governor. Our governor was recently arrested, then before he has finished his case, he has been arrested again,” said Kennedy Otieno.
The Migori Governor is also accused by the anti-graft body of siphoning Ksh.2 billion from the county coffers through companies registered by his relatives. It is the graft allegations that actually led to a raid in his homes with the process leading to the EACC detectives recovering 8 guns from his two homes in Migori and Nairobi’s Lavington.
“The commission received credible information that a few persons well known to be proxies of the governor, registered several companies for the purpose of fraudulent acquisition of public funds through fictitious contracts,” says EACC in documents filed in court.
During the raid at is homes and offices, the EACC detectives confiscated among other things, eight firearms, bank statements and electronics.
Are the Migori residents right in defending their governor?