Hard-knock life! This is how Governor Okoth Obado is being treated in prison

Migori governor Okoth Obado has been in jail for three days now.

He was arrested for his role in the brutal murder or Rongo University student Sharon Otieno who was 7-month pregnant with his child.

The mheshimiwa was forced to do without the trappings that come with his position as he shared space with common folk and ate government provided food in a cell at the Gigiri Police Station.

According to media reports, there are instructions from above forbidding him from receiving food from outside.

Daily Nation reports that Okoth Obado experienced first-hand how it feels to be a guest of the state, drinking watery tea and a few slices of bread for breakfast and having supper at 3pm.

Gigiri OCPD Richard Mwangi confirmed that Obado will not and is not receiving any special treatment.

“We are not giving him any preferential treatment different from other prisoners. He is in custody and all prisoners here are treated equally,” said Mwangi.

The paper further reports that the police station has also been instructed not to allow anyone to visit the governor apart from his immediate family and lawyers.

However, due to his VIP status, a source at the police station confided in the Sunday Standard that he was provided with a blanket and a mattress to sleep on but that is as far as his comforts could go.

The interwebs went wild with news that the governor had attempted to commit suicide with his trousers and was rushed to hospital, but Gigiri OCPD Richard Mwangi allayed the fears.

“Let it be known that Obado is in good health. I can give you an assurance he’s in good health,” said Mwangi to the Standard newspaper. “I can confirm verbally that Mheshimiwa, the prisoner in our custody is here, well and in good health. He however says it is true that life in a police cell is difficult.”

The police boss insisted they were treating the governor like they would any other suspect and he was not being given any VIP treatment.