Melinda Auma, the mother of slain Rongo University student Sharon Otieno, pleaded with the High Court not to sentence former Migori Governor Okoth Obado to death or life imprisonment for murdering her daughter, saying her family depends on him for their livelihood. She told the court that if Obado receives a non-custodial sentence, he would at least be able to help support Sharon’s children. Elsewhere, Douglas Zachariah Otieno, the father, also told the High Court that he would not oppose a non-custodial sentence for Obado.
