The Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has ordered the arrest and prosecution of Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his children for what he called misappropriating Sh73 million public funds.
In a statement, Haji said he was satisfied there was enough evidence to arrest and charge Obado (pictured), his sibling, and children for misappropriation of county funds.
The DPP said the governor’s actions allegedly led to the loss of more than Sh73.4 million.
Obado is reported to have indirectly received over Sh73 million through his children who received multiple payments from companies trading with the Migori county government.
According to a statement released by the office of the DPP, an audit trail of the money paid to various companies led persons closely related to Governor Obado.“Obado indirectly and in a conflict of interest received a benefit totaling to Sh73, 474, 376 million from companies and businesses that trade with the county government,” read the statement.
Some of the companies used to fleece county funds include Misoft Company Limited, Tarchdog Printers, Deltrack ICT Service, Seletrack Consultants, Mactebac Contractors, Joyush Business, Atinus Services, Kajulu Business, Swyfcon Engineering, Victorius Investments, Dolphus Softwares, Dankey Press, and Pesulus Services. According to the DPP, investigations revealed that the directors of the companies were proxies of the governors including his three brothers who wired the money back to Obado’s children’s bank accounts.