Migori Governor Okoth Obado has finally been released after securing KSh5 million cash bail and two sureties of the same amount.
The Governor was forced to spend one more night at the Industrial Area remand prison after the DCI failed to clear his sureties.
Obado had presented Toyota Prado and Toyota Land Cruiser V8 as sureties but one of them failed to clear.
Justice Lessit allowed the Migori Governor to be released on a cash bail of KSh5million on the grounds that the evidence against him was circumstantial and not enough to deny him bail.
He was ordered to surrender his passport at the DCI and given a condition that he should not skip any court session as his bail could be cancelled at any time.
Obado was warned against communicating with the parents, siblings or rather any close relative the deceased Sharon Otieno whether directly or through a proxy.
Obado is facing two murder charges alongside his personal assistant Michael Oyamo and County Clerk Caspal Obiero.
The second charge is that of killing Sharon’s unborn child.
They allegedly committed the offence between September 3 and 4 this year at Homa Bay County.
In his second application, Obado pleaded through lawyers Nicholas Ombija, Cliff Ombeta and Rodgers Sagana for the judge to reconsider citing serious health problems that could only be addressed if he was out on bail.
Lawyer Cliff Ombeta asked the court to free the second term governor since the prosecution had not adduced compelling evidence suggesting the county chief could interfere with witnesses.
Sharon was buried on Friday at Magare village in Homabay County at her grandparents home according to the Luo custom.