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Sharon Otieno's father: Why I've forgiven Obado, but not Oyamo and Obiero

'If I could be a dog today, I would bite them and lick their blood'.

Sharon Otieno's father: Why I've forgiven Obado, but not Oyamo and Obiero

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has urged the High Court in Nairobi to impose the death sentence on former Migori Governor Zachary Okoth Obado and his two co-convicts, Michael Juma Oyamo and Caspal Obiero, for the murder of university student Sharon Otieno and her unborn child. The prosecution argued that the gravity of the offence and the individual culpability of each of the three convicted persons should be taken into consideration when determining the sentence.

Despite Sharon's parents requesting a non-custodial sentence, the DPP opposed such a punishment, emphasizing the need for accountability, proportionality, deterrence, and denunciation in the sentencing process. The sentencing is expected to take place on November 27.

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