Migori Governor Okoth Obado was yesterday rushed to hospital after he fell sick at the Industrial Area Remand and Allocation Prison. Mr Obado had complained of a stomachache for the better part of the morning before he was taken to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
“His private doctor and a prison doctor had seen him and recommended further checks at KNH,” said a source who asked not to be named. This came a day after his personal assistant, Michael Oyamo, who is also being held at the Industrial Area prison, was treated at KNH for a similar ailment.
Enjoying full freedom in hospital. The man is not sick. @ODPP_KE @DCI_Kenya you have a murder suspect coordinating the elimination of witnesses through the hospital? pic.twitter.com/tffnCZyJ84
— Robert ALAI, HSC (@RobertAlai) October 4, 2018
Prisons Commissioner General Isaiah Osugo said the governor was being treated like any other inmate awaiting trial. He said Obado was procedurally given a prison number and “placed in a cell block for capital offenders”. “We wish to state categorically that Honourable Obado has not been given any preferential treatment in terms of accommodation, clothing, feeding or visits, which are all regulated in accordance with Prisons and Regulations,” he said. “During production in court, Honourable Obado, like other awaiting inmates, is allowed to wear his own clothes,” Mr Osugo added.
Obado isn’t sick, he is just looking for another sharon in the hospital
— Imani Immah (@ImaniImmah) October 4, 2018
Keeping womens near Obado is definitely risking their lives??
— Hem™ ?? (The Duke of Busia) (@Hem254) October 4, 2018