The noose has tightened around former Migori Governor Okoth Obado after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) announced a grand auction of his multi-million properties worth an estimated KSh505 million, spread across Nairobi, Kisumu, and Migori counties.
EACC has enlisted the services of Galaxy Auctioneers, Keysian Auctioneers, and Astorion Auctioneers to execute the disposal in what is shaping up to be one of the country’s most high-profile anti-graft fire sales.
The first hammer will fall on October 9, 2025, at the Pangani Auction Centre in Nairobi, under Galaxy Auctioneers. Key properties up for grabs include:
A luxury three-bedroom apartment in Riara, registered under Caroline Adhiambo Obwa.
Two two-bedroom units and a maisonette in Savannah Estate, all linked to businessman Jared Peter Oluoch Kwaga.
A prestigious Loresho Ridge townhouse with servant quarters, also under Obwa’s name.
On October 16, the stage shifts to Kisumu, where Keysian Auctioneers will put on sale a four-storey block of flats, brimming with rental units, jointly registered to Obwa and Lorenzo Oluoch Ochieng, a minor.
That same day, Astorion Auctioneers will descend on Migori County, auctioning off a string of prime assets, among them:
A commercial property along the Migori–Kisii road, complete with electrified fencing, paved compound, and modern detached office blocks.
A 10-unit apartment complex, near completion, with parking and borehole water in Suna East.
A mixed-use residential and rental project with a three-bedroom bungalow and two-bedroom units, owned by Yuda Otago Ouki.
Two blocks of one-bedroom rentals owned by Joram Opala Otino.
According to EACC, interested bidders will be required to pay a refundable KSh500,000 deposit through banker’s cheque to obtain a bidding number. Successful buyers must pay 10 percent of the purchase price on auction day and settle the balance within 60 days.
The auctions are seen as a symbolic dismantling of Obado’s once formidable political and financial empire, long dogged by corruption scandals. For many Kenyans, the fall of the properties’ hammer will mark a dramatic moment in the fight against graft.
