It appears that trouble is not about to leave Migori Governor Okoth Obado.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has frozen the embattled Governor’s bank accounts over suspicious transfer of millions of shillings to foreign accounts, reports The Star.
The publication says that the anti-graft watchdog made the move after discovering that Obado had allegedly irregularly wired county funds to bank accounts in Australia, Hong Kong and China registered under his children.
In documents filed in court, EACC revealed that suppliers suspected to Governor Obado’s proxies were awarded “inflated and fictitious tenders” amounting to Sh2.5 Billion.
The money was then wired to Obado’s children in Australia, Hong Kong and China. The dubious transactions are said to have been made in a span of five years.
“Preliminary investigations have raised reasonable suspicion that the embezzled public funds have been used by the governor, his wife and the said close proxies, the respondents herein, to accumulate property and illicit wealth,” EACC says.
Also frozen are accounts belonging to Governor Obado’s wife Hellen, Adhiambo Odie and five other people believed to be part of the scheme to loot public funds. Those whose bank accounts have also been disabled include Jared Peter Odoyo, Oluoch Kwaga, Ernest Omondi Owino and Joram Opala Otieno.
Others are Patroba Ochanda Otieno, Beatrice Akinyi Ogutu, Kennedy Odhiambo Akello and Kennedy Onyango Adongo.
This comes at a time when Governor Obado was arrested and set to be charged next week over the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno.
Obado was on Friday questioned for several hours at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Nairobi.
This came a day after DNA tests revealed that Obado fathered the seven-month-old unborn baby boy who was in Sharon’s womb before she was brutally killed.
“There are 99.99+% more chances that Zacharia Okoth Obado is the biological father of the donor of the DNA generated from the foetus that is Sharon Otieno’s child,” the DNA statement read.
Last week, Obado confirmed that he was in a love relationship with the 26-year-old student but denied any involvement in her murder.
“As a law abiding citizen, I want to state here very clearly that I have nothing… and absolutely nothing… to do with the cruel death of Sharon,” stated the embattled Governor during a press address last Wednesday.
The victim was stabbed eight times and succumbed to excessive bleeding, an autopsy report revealed.
“As alaw abiding citizen…”…
“As alaw abiding citizen…” He better have adamn good explation about those money county money into foreign banks,and into his kids accounts.,as alaw abiding citizen.
Wow, as I said before, after surviving political wars that he won, he go drunk with power,and became invincible.
Not this does not appear to be alaw abiding citizen,but acorrupt abiding crook.Time him and his minions to face the real law.
Yes, I just hope that Kenya has turned a new page,and that, there is no escaping with public funds.What justification do these representatives have for stealing public funds that would go to help many,when they are well paid to do a job?
Power and Money sio marafiki…
Power and Money sio marafiki but enermies..what is purpose of auditing why wait until a scandal to shed this how many more of this do exist in all the 57 counties..how accountable is the money received GVT Should be publishing and breaking down money sent to each count on dairly newspapers and online for Wanainchi to be watchdog..for the funds..Sic
@ Romeo23, the only way…
@ Romeo23, the only way monies can be accounted for,and crooks be hesitant to steal is if all public funds are made public so that all can poke holes in the budget,and ask questions. We have honest accountants out there who would volunteers to look into the budgets,and explain to the public what is going on. If these was in place, someone would have raise an alarm about the funds Odabo was putting in his kids names…
After all its public money why not make spending it public?
Mighty God hear mercy on…
Mighty God hear mercy on your poor people. They are accumulating debts and pocketing or the monies into their pockets while others are dying of hunger and poor living standard. Now the poor brainwashed are busy protesting for a thief…
It is highly time to grill or the governors and connection with money wire connection. It is good to create public committee which should be re elect frequently to oversees how the public fund is used and accounted for. Why does it just happens to Kenya!. This must stop!.
He needs to ace the law and…
He needs to ace the law and face the death chamber. No one is above the law and I am sure he thought with his stolen wealth that he would buy his freedom. The blood is Sharon will haunt you sir. The blood of your own blood dead son will haunt you and at the end of the day better to be happy than rich and now miserable. Your days are numbered and over
All Mr Obado needs to do is…
All Mr Obado needs to do is send his emissaries to Raila and pledge his loyalty to ODM once again. Then Raila will talk to Uhuru who will give orders to DCI for the case to be dropped. And Mr Obado will walk Scot free.
This is the reality!
Kenyans, you are on your own.
The political class will continue evading justice because we allow it to happen.
@ Tsetse, I agree with you…
@ Tsetse, I agree with you. This is the reality of our country. As long as we vote along tribal lines and not as Kenyans, we have to content with this misery.
Who will save us? Oh!…
Who will save us? Oh! Kenyans, we are on our own. Fuel prices are hiked and these politicians are stealing all the money. Who will help us? Who will help us? During the elections we common man will be fighting with each others in support of these pigs.
Who will save us? Oh!…
Who will save us? Oh! Kenyans, we are on our own. Fuel prices are hiked and these politicians are stealing all the money. Who will help us? Who will help us? During the elections we common man will be fighting with each others in support of these pigs.
Who will save us? Oh!…
Who will save us? Oh! Kenyans, we are on our own. Fuel prices are hiked and these politicians are stealing all the money. Who will help us? Who will help us? During the elections we common man will be fighting with each others in support of these pigs.
Who will save us? Oh!…
Who will save us? Oh! Kenyans, we are on our own. Fuel prices are hiked and these politicians are stealing all the money. Who will help us? Who will help us? During the elections we common man will be fighting with each others in support of these pigs.