Migori Governor Okoth Obado will not carry the burden of his children and has left them to fend for themselves in a graft case where the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission is seeking them to forfeit KShs. 73 million worth of properties that EACC claims he acquired fraudulently through his children who are registered as owners, allegations that Obado has since denied.

The governor defended himself in court stating that the allegations of fraud, abuse of office and money laundering were not factual and the anti-graft agency did not sufficient evidence to justify the claims. He as well argued that the properties which the EACC seeks to recover do not belong to him, nor neither were they registered in his name. His two daughters further defended themselves, detailing that they never received any prohibited funds from the Migori County Government. The duo, in court documents, declared that they were being persecuted due to their father’s political affiliation. They also refuted allegations of receiving a kickback from the firms alleged to have been irregularly awarded contracts.

The children have maintained innocence, on claims from the anti-graft agency, of receiving stolen money from the county government, that the duo was sent as cash and fees while studying abroad. The sisters however told the court that their brother wired them money from their business partnership with another suspect in the case. EACC claimed that the said individual was Obado's proxy used to siphon money from the county government through fake contracts.