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Michael Oyamo

Former personal assistant to ex-Migori Governor Okoth Obado, convicted of murdering university student Sharon Otieno in 2026.

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  1. July 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    Sharon Otieno murder case: Obado, co-accused placed in police custody as bond cancelled after conviction By Dzuya Walter July 23, 2026 04:28 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Michael Oyamo, Caspal Obiero, and

    Sharon Otieno murder case: Obado, co-accused placed in police custody as bond cancelled after conviction
  3. Capital News

    NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 23 – The High Court has revoked the bond terms of former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo and former Migori County Clerk Caspal Obiero after convicting them of the 2018 murder of university student Sharon Otieno, orderin

    Judge revokes Obado’s bond after murder conviction, orders pre-sentence reports
  4. Citizen Digital

    r Obado, co-accused found guilty of Sharon Otieno's murder By Dzuya Walter July 23, 2026 03:33 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo

    Ex-Migori Governor Obado, co-accused found guilty of Sharon Otieno's murder
  5. Capital News

    NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 23 – The High Court has found former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo and former Migori County Clerk Caspal Obiero guilty of the 2018 murder of university student Sharon Otieno.

    Court convicts Obado, Oyamo and Obiero over Sharon Otieno murder
  6. Citizen Digital

    Michael Oyamo convened meeting to deliver Sharon Otieno to her killers - Court By Dzuya Walter July 23, 2026 03:06 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado's former personal assist

    Michael Oyamo convened meeting to deliver Sharon Otieno to her killers - Court
  7. Citizen Digital

    Obado and his two co-accused, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo and former Migori County clerk Caspal Obiero, are to know their fate nearly eight years after they were charged with Sharon's murder in 2018.

    Obado's claim that he accepted Sharon Otieno's pregnancy was not sincere; court rules
  8. Citizen Digital

    The court continues delivering judgment in the murder case against Obado and his two co-accused, Michael Oyamo and Caspal Obiero.

    Obado had motive to eliminate Sharon Otieno - Justice Githua
  9. Capital News

    Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo and Caspal Obiero are facing murder charges in one of Kenya’s most closely followed criminal trials.

    High Court Set to Deliver Judgment in Sharon Otieno Murder Case
  10. Citizen Digital

    The High Court at the Milimani Law Courts is set to deliver judgment in the case against Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo and former Migori County clerk Caspal Obiero, nearly eight years after they were charged with murder in 2018.

    Sharon Otieno murder: Ex-Governor Obado, two co-accused to know their fate today
  11. The Standard

    In a landmark judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice Cecilia Githua found Obado and his two co-accused, former Personal Assistant Michael Oyamo and former Migori County Clerk Caspal Obiero, guilty of Sharon's murder.

    Guilty as charged: Obado co-accused convicted in Sharon Otieno murder

Yesterday

  1. High Court convicts Obado and others in Sharon Otieno murder case

    The High Court convicted former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo, and Caspal Obiero of murdering Rongo University student Sharon Otieno. The court cancelled their bond and remanded them in police custody pending a mention after 21 days.

    17 hours ago · Citizen Digital

  2. Judge convicts Obado, Oyamo, Obiero of 2018 student murder

    The High Court convicted former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo, and former Migori County Clerk Caspal Obiero of the 2018 murder of university student Sharon Otieno, finding they acted with common intention. Justice Cecilia Githua revoked their bond terms and ordered them to remain in custody pending sentencing, with pre-sentence reports due within 21 days.

    17 hours ago · Capital News

  3. Ex-Migori Governor Obado convicted of Sharon Otieno murder

    The High Court has convicted former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo, and Caspal Obiero of the murder of Sharon Otieno, finding that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court held that Obado financed the crime, Oyamo played a key role in its execution, and Obiero participated in concealing the offence.

    18 hours ago · Citizen Digital

  4. High Court convicts Obado, Oyamo and Obiero for Sharon Otieno murder

    The High Court has found former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo, and former Migori County Clerk Caspal Obiero guilty of the 2018 murder of university student Sharon Otieno. Justice Cecilia Githua ruled that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, finding that Obado had a clear motive centred on Sharon's pregnancy.

    18 hours ago · Capital News

  5. Court finds Oyamo arranged meeting that led to Otieno murder

    The High Court has found that Michael Oyamo, former personal assistant to ex-Migori Governor Okoth Obado, played a central role in the events culminating in Sharon Otieno's abduction and murder, including convening a meeting at Graca Hotel that the court determined was intended to hand her over to those who later killed her.

    18 hours ago · Citizen Digital

  6. High Court rules Obado's pregnancy acceptance claim insincere

    A High Court judge has ruled that former Migori Governor Okoth Obado's claim that he accepted slain student Sharon Otieno's pregnancy was not sincere, finding that his monetary offers were intended to coerce her to abort rather than support the child. The court found that Obado pressured Sharon to abort and gave her Ksh.30,000, which she declined following her mother's advice, and that he distanced himself from her afterwards.

    18 hours ago · Citizen Digital

  7. Justice rules Obado had motive to eliminate Sharon Otieno

    High Court judge Cecelia Githua has ruled that former Migori Governor Okoth Obado had a clear motive to eliminate Sharon Otieno to protect his reputation and conceal their relationship. The judge found that Obado pressured Sharon to terminate her pregnancy and allegedly gave her Ksh.30,000 for that purpose, which she declined.

    18 hours ago · Citizen Digital

  8. High Court to deliver verdict in Sharon Otieno murder case

    The High Court will deliver its judgment on Thursday in the murder case of university student Sharon Otieno, who was killed in 2018. Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo and Caspal Obiero are facing murder charges; the prosecution presented 42 witnesses and electronic evidence including SMS messages, WhatsApp communications and mobile phone records.

    23 July 2026 · Capital News

  9. Ex-Governor Obado to learn fate in Sharon Otieno murder case

    Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, his former personal assistant Michael Oyamo, and former Migori County clerk Caspal Obiero will receive judgment on Thursday in the High Court at Milimani Law Courts in the murder case of university student Sharon Otieno and her unborn child, nearly eight years after being charged in 2018.

    23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

  10. Former Migori Governor Obado convicted of Sharon Otieno murder

    Milimani High Court convicted former Migori Governor Zachariah Obado and two co-accused, Michael Oyamo and Caspal Obiero, of the 2018 murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno. Justice Cecilia Githua found that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Obado had motive to prevent their illicit relationship and her pregnancy from becoming public, with the seven-months-pregnant student dying from multiple stab wounds and manual strangulation.

    23 July 2026 · The Standard

  11. DPP welcomes Obado conviction in Sharon Otieno murder case

    The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has welcomed the High Court's conviction of former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, Michael Oyamo and Caspal Obiero for the 2018 murder of Sharon Otieno, a 28-year-old university graduate and mother of three. The DPP called the conviction a significant milestone in pursuing justice and accountability, and said it looks forward to an appropriate and deterrent sentence.

    23 July 2026 · The Standard

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