Sharon Otieno Murder Trial: Obado Faces Final Pre-Judgment Mention on March 18

Sharon Otieno murder trial: Obado faces final pre-judgment mention on March 18

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 20 — The High Court will set a judgment date on March 18 in the 2018 Sharon Otieno murder trial against former Migori Governor Zacharia Obado and his co-accused, after all parties agreed to rely on written submissions rather than highlight arguments in court. During Friday’s hearing, the second accused’s counsel requested that the court dispense with his client’s physical attendance due to hospitalisation. While the prosecuti…

Sharon Otieno: Chilling details emerge in murder trial of ex-Rongo University student

DPP urged conviction of ex-Migori Governor Obado and two aides, citing coordinated plot, forensic evidence, and no reasonable doubt in Sharon Otieno’s murder.

Prosecution urges court to hold Obado, co-accused accountable for Sharon Otieno’s murder

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) urged the Milimani High Court to find former Migori Governor Zacharia Okoth Obado and two others guilty for the murder of university student Sharon Otieno. In submissions before the court today, Prosecution, led by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Gikui Gichuhi, presented a compelling case demonstrating a coordinated plot and joint criminal enterprise that led to the death in 2018. “The …