A section of Migori locals and supporters of Governor Okoth Obado on Sunday held demonstrations to demand his release from police custody.
This came only hours before the county chief's expected arraignment on Monday, where he is set to face murder charges over the killing of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno.
Matching through the streets of the Governor's Uriri backyard, the protesters blamed the allegations on political witch hunt, saying that they are politically instigated.
Others termed his continued detention as an embarrassment to the county and his supporters.
"We want our governor to be released on bond," said Mr Michael Omollo, one of the protesters, according to the Daily Nation.
Obado was nabbed on Friday, after a grilling session with Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives in Nairobi.
He is currently being held at the Gigiri police station, and is set to be presented before court to face his charges on Monday.
Sharon was found murdered in a thicket near Oyugis Town in Homabay County three weeks ago, after reportedly being abducted in Rongo, Migori county, two days prior.
Obado has since distanced himself from her killing, but has, however, admitted to having been in a romantic relationship with the slain second year Medical Records students.
Sharon was seven months pregnant at the time of her death, with Obado having been confirmed to have fathered the unborn baby.