EACC recovers Sh505 million in plea bargain with ex-Migori Governor Obado's associates, puts assets up for auction
EACC said the auction will cover 10 prime assets in Nairobi, Kisumu and Migori counties that were surrendered under a plea bargain deal aimed at resolving the corruption case through alternative dispute resolution.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to auction properties worth Sh505 million seized from associates of former Migori Governor Zachary Okoth Obado, in one of the country’s biggest graft recovery efforts.
In a notice, the commission said the auction will cover 10 prime assets in Nairobi, Kisumu and Migori counties that were surrendered under a plea bargain deal aimed at resolving the corruption case through alternative dispute resolution.
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The assets belong to businessman Jared Kwaga, Joram Otieno, Caroline Obwa and Yuda Otago Ojuki, who were implicated in the irregular acquisition of public funds between 2013 and 2017.
Kwaga and Otieno were charged alongside Obado and 13 others at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, facing allegations of economic crimes, money laundering and unlawful acquisition of public property.
Court filings indicate that some of the wealth was routed through companies contracted by the county to supply goods and services, some of which were used to siphon public funds via fictitious procurement contracts and fraudulent schemes.
The EACC explained that the properties were surrendered voluntarily by the suspects under a plea bargain arrangement, allowing the agency to reclaim the assets without prolonged litigation.
According to commission records, the auction will include a mix of residential, commercial, and office properties, with Kwaga forfeiting six assets, including residential apartments and maisonettes in Greenspan Estate, Nairobi, as well as two identical residential blocks in Suna East/Wasweta, Migori, each containing 10 apartments.
He will also lose Sunrise Centre, a storeyed office block with detached commercial buildings along the Migori–Kisii road and a townhouse in Loresho Ridge Estate, Nairobi.
Otieno is surrendering a 0.119-acre plot in Suna East/Wasweta, Migori, developed with two identical blocks of one-bedroom rental units along the Migori–Isebania highway.
Obwa will forfeit a three-bedroom apartment in Riara, Nairobi, and a parcel of land in Kisumu’s Lolwe Estate developed with a four-storey block of flats. She was previously sued by the EACC in a separate recovery suit involving Sh318 million.
Ojuki will lose a commercial property in Kamagambo, Rongo township, which includes a three-bedroom bungalow, a block of three semi-detached two-bedroom units and another block of two similar units.
“The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, in exercise of its powers of sale as granted by various Courts, shall sell the undermentioned properties by public auction,” the commission said.
The auctions are scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kisumu and Migori in October 2025. Prospective buyers have been urged to view the properties and verify details, and to pay a refundable deposit of Sh500,000 by banker’s cheque to obtain a bidding number, which also serves as an entry pass.
The commission further stated that successful bidders must pay 10 per cent of the purchase price on the day of the auction, with the remaining 90 per cent due within 60 days. The selling price is subject to reasonable reserve prices and necessary consents.
The EACC said proceeds from the auction will be returned to the development budget to fund critical services such as healthcare and education.
The commission highlighted that its growing use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in asset recovery allows individuals in possession of unexplained or illegally acquired wealth to settle cases without protracted court proceedings.
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