Guddoomiyihii hore ee Gobolka Migori ee Kenya oo lagu helay dil ardayad uur leh
Maxkamaddu waxay xukuntay Okoth Obado iyo laba qof oo la wada hami ah inay qorsheeyeen dilka Sharon Otieno
Okoth Obado, oo ahaa guddoomiyihii hore ee gobolka Migori ee Kenya, ayaa lagu helay dambiga dilka ardayad 26 jir ah oo uur leh oo uu xiriir la lahaa. Jimbileydiisii iyo laba qof oo la wada hami ah ayaa loo convictay axad kasta oo qorsheyntay dilka.
Xukunka Maxkamadda iyo Eedaysanayaasha
Garsooraha Cecilia Githua ayaa ku dhawaaqday go'aanka si toos ah telefishinka loo sii daayay, iyadoo sheegtay in Obado uu 'orchestrated a plot to eliminate Otieno'. Waxay ku dartay inuu 'supplied motive, instigation and funds to finance the criminal enterprise'.
Michael Oyamo, oo ahaa kaaliyihii shaqsiga ahaa ee Obado, ayaa 'facilitated execution' ku sameeyay, halka Caspal Obiero, oo ahaa karraanigii gobolka, uu 'ensured logistical support and concealment to avoid detection of the offence'. Saddexda qof ayaa hadda ku jira xarig ka hor xukunka.
Dilka iyo Baaritaanka Kiiska
Sannadkii 2018, meydkii dhiigayaal ahaa ee Sharon Otieno ayaa laga helay kayn u dhow magaalo yar oo ku taal galbeedka Kenya. Laba maalmood ka dib markii la afduubay, meydkeeda ayaa laga helay calaamooyin sheegaya in laga yaabo in la kufsaday oo lagu dhexjeexay qoorta, caloosha iyo dhabarka.
Barack Oduor, oo ah saxafi ka tirsan Nation Media Group, ayaa sheegay in Otieno ay la xiriirtay xiriirkeeda Obado, kadibna la afduubay laakiin uu ka baxsaday gaariga. Markhaatigii saxafigu wuxuu noqday hoggaan muhiim ah baaritaanka, booliiskuna waxay raaceen gaarigii afduubayaashu isticmaaleen.
Falcelinta iyo Macnaha Guud
Dhimashadii Otieno waxay kicisay mudaaharaadyo oo iftiimisay heerka rabshadaha ka dhanka ah haweenka; sahan qaran ayaa muujiyay in 34% haweenka ay sheegeen rabshad jireed sanadkii 2022. Qareenka qoyska dhibanaha ayaa yiri 'We are happy with the conviction. We believe that justice has at last been served to Sharon'.
Maxkamaddu way diiday sheegashadii Obado ee 2018 ee ah inuusan dilka ku lahayn, inkastoo qareenkiisu u sheegay BBC in xiriirka uu ahaa mid la aqoonsan yahay. Dacwaddu waxay u yeertay 42 markhaati oo ay ku tiirsanayd caddayn duruufeed.
Court finds former Migori county governor and two associates guilty of arranging the 2018 killing that drew national attention to violence against women
Former Kenyan county governor Okoth Obado has been found guilty of murdering a pregnant 26-year-old university student with whom he had been having an affair. Obado and two co-accused were convicted on Thursday of arranging the killing. The victim's death highlighted violence against women.
Court ruling and convictions
Judge Cecilia Githua, reading a ruling broadcast live on television, said Obado "orchestrated a plot to eliminate Otieno" and "supplied motive, instigation and funds to finance the criminal enterprise". The former Migori governor's aide Michael Oyamo and clerk Caspal Obiero were also convicted for their roles.
The three are now in custody ahead of sentencing. A lawyer for the victim's family said: "We are happy with the conviction. We believe that justice has at last been served to Sharon". The court rejected Obado's 2018 denial of involvement in the murder.
Abduction and investigation
In 2018, Sharon Otieno's bloodied body was found dumped in a thicket outside a small town in western Kenya. Journalist Barack Oduor said she contacted him about her affair with the then-governor; they met, were kidnapped, and he escaped the car.
Otieno's body showed possible rape and stab wounds to neck, abdomen and back. Oduor's account aided police, who traced the abductors' vehicle whose tracker was disabled then reactivated. Prosecutor Noodin Haji cited the pregnancy the governor was unhappy about.
Trial and national context
During the trial, prosecutors called 42 witnesses and relied on circumstantial evidence to show the ex-governor and co-accused worked together, Kenya's Star reported. The case drew protests and underscored the scale of violence against women in the country.
A 2022 national survey found at least 34% of women said they had experienced physical violence. The conviction arrives amid continuing public concern over safety of women and accountability for prominent figures in Kenya.
