Migori Governor Okoth Obado is currently admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital after falling ill. It is believed that the governor is suffering from Malaria.
Prison Commissioner General Isaiah Osugo had earlier denied reports that the governor is receiving preferential treatment at Industrial Area Remand Prison. The commissioner said Governor Obado, who is being held over the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno, is accorded equal treatment as any other inmate awaiting trial.
“We wish to state categorically that Hon. Obado has not been given any preferential treatment in terms of accommodation, clothing, feeding and visits which are all regulated in accordance to Prisons and Regulations,” said Mr. Osugo.
The Governor has been sleeping without Mosquito nets since arriving at the Remand Prison.
Sources claim that the governor was rushed to the hospital in a private car so as not to raise curiosity and is admitted in Ward 10 in the private wing of the referral hospital.
The Migori governor will remain in police custody after treatment until October 8, 2018 when his bail ruling will be made.