Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his four children are among 24 people and companies the DPP wants arrested over misappropriation of Sh73 million county funds.
In a statement detailing an apparent misuse of public funds, the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji said there was sufficient evidence to prosecute the suspects.
The Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC) has been investigating how Mr Obado allegedly abused his position to steal public funds through companies registered by his relatives.
Mr Obado, who is separately facing murder charges for the alleged killing of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno and her unborn baby, is accused of using proxies among them his relatives to siphon money from the coffers of the county government.
According to the commission, seven members of the governor’s family registered 16 companies and secured multimillion tenders from the county government.
Curiously, the companies were registered between 2014- 2016 after the establishment of the devolved governments in 2013.
Mr Obado is said to have benefited to the tune of Sh38.9 million from the proceeds of fictitious contracts through monies wired to his children from the companies in various accounts held in Australia and Scotland.
The DPP says the money was used to pay their school fees, upkeep, maintenance and medical bills in Australia, Scotland and United Kingdom. Some of the monies were also traced to have bought a Land Cruiser V8.
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