Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Jaji has openly expressed his displeasure over how the judiciary has handled Migori Governor Okoth Obado's cases.
In an interview on Citizen TV on Tuesday night, Haji hit out at the judiciary for twice releasing the Governor who is facing murder and graft charges on bail.
He accused judges of submitting to people holding major public offices, adding that the same is not only sabotaging the war on crime but also lowering the nation's standards.
He said that bail terms in Obado's cases are 'wanting', basing on the magnitude of cases the county chief who was recently accused of being in possession of 8 guns is facing.
“Some of the bail terms for example in a particular murder case to do with the governor are wanting. You saw him making presentations before development partners, and this is somebody facing a murder charge, investigations on corruption. This is somebody who was found with unexplained guns in his premises," he is quoted by the Citizen Digital.
He also blamed the courts for the collapse of many cases, noting that some state officers have been using their influence to interfere with the cases they are facing.
"This is about the law. We have tried to make the courts see sense in interpreting this. But you have people going back to the office and using their offices to subvert investigations and legal provisions that have allowed us to charge them,” added Haji.
The DPP vowed to petition the parliament to have all suspects holding state offices be forced to step aside once implicated.
On October 24, Obado whose name featured heavily in the murder of his girlfriend Sharon Otieno was released on a Ksh5 million cash bail after spending close to a month in remand.
Last week he was again arraigned to face gun-related case after eight guns were confiscated in his homes in a raid on Tuesday, but was released on a Ksh 500, 000 bond.
He has also been implicated in a Ksh 2 billion graft scandal by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission and is accused of using fraudulent companies to win county tenders.