{
  "id": 7796344,
  "title": "DPP seeks death sentence for Obado, two co-convicts over Sharon Otieno murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/dpp-seeks-death-sentence-for-obado-two-co-convicts-over-sharon-otieno",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:47:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/dpp-seeks-death-sentence-for-obado-two-co-convicts-over-sharon-otieno-murder/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Sharon Otieno's parents: Don't crucify Obado",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/sharon-otienos-parents-dont-crucify-obado",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:35:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Don't punish him': Sharon's mother pleads with court to spare Obado",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/dont-punish-him-sharons-mother-pleads-with-court-to-spare-obado",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:01:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "If I were a dog, I would bite Oyamo and Obiero: Sharon Otieno’s father tells court as he shields Obado",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/if-i-were-a-dog-i-would-bite-oyamo-and-obiero-sharon-otienos-father",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:32:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Obado, co-convicts to learn fate on November 27 over Sharon murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/obado-co-convicts-to-learn-fate-on-november-27-over-sharon-murder",
        "published": "2026-09-16T15:02:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}