Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his two co-accused, former personal assistant Michael Oyamo and former Migori County clerk Caspal Obiero, may now appeal their conviction for the murder of university student Sharon Otieno.The trio were found guilty of killing Sharon, who was heavily pregnant with Obado’s child, in 2018 after the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. High Court Judge Cecilia Githua ruled that Sharon’s death was unlawful and not caused by natural circumstances.

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