A Kenyan court has convicted former Migori County governor Okoth Obado and two associates for the 2018 murder of Sharon Otieno, a university student who was pregnant with Obado's child. Judge Cecilia Githua ruled that Obado orchestrated the killing, providing motive and funds, while his former personal assistant and a county clerk carried out and concealed the crime; Otieno's body was found stabbed and showing signs of assault two days after she was abducted alongside a journalist who had agreed to meet her about her affair with the then-governor. The case drew widespread public attention in Kenya and the conviction was welcomed by Otieno's family, with their lawyer stating that justice had finally been served.