The rise and fall of Okoth Obado

He was a politician of a different pedigree in the Nyanza region, one who defied the grain and inspired a fiercely loyal following, with supporters whose faith in his leadership rarely wavered. Okoth Obado was a study in contrasts: a commanding political force wrapped in a remarkably polite and soft-spoken demeanor. The fall of a once-dominant political figure, following his prosecution in the Sharon Otieno murder case, has brought his journey to an unforgiving dead end