NAIROBI, Kenya May 16 – Transparency International Kenya and the National Integrity Alliance have expressed deep concern and disappointment following the decision by the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on May 15, to uphold a plea bargain agreement between the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and former Migori Governor Okoth Obado alongside his co-accused persons in the Sh73.4 million corruption case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a joint statement, the anti-corruption bodies said the ruling raises serious concerns about accountability and the fight against corruption in Kenya, arguing that plea agreements in high-profile graft cases risk undermining public confidence in the justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organizations maintained that corruption cases involving large sums of public money should be handled transparently and decisively to ensure justice for taxpayers and strengthen public trust in anti-corruption institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case involving Obado and his co-accused relates to the alleged embezzlement of Sh73.4 million during his tenure as Migori Governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TI-Kenya and the National Integrity Alliance further called for stronger safeguards in the handling of corruption-related plea bargains, warning that lenient settlements could weaken efforts to combat impunity among public officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The organizations maintained that corruption cases involving large sums of public money should be handled transparently and decisively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12616,"featured_media":779699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4625,26],"tags":[1981,491,57921,57920,57919,57917,57918],"coauthors":[407],"class_list":["post-801812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kenya","category-national-news","category-top-stories","tag-featured","tag-kenya","tag-ksh73-4-million-graft-case","tag-national-integrity-alliance-kenya","tag-obado-plea-bargain","tag-okoth-obado-corruption-case","tag-ti-kenya-statement"],"yoast_head":"\n