Migori Governor Zacharia Okoth Obado smiled wryly after a judge on Thursday rejected his application to be released on bond.
Initially, Mr Obado had sat pensively in court following the proceedings as he, together with his lawyers, hoped that his application will sail through.
However, the governor who was arrested a week ago over the murder of his girlfriend, 26-year-old Sharon Otieno, will have to spend 10 more days at Industrial Area Remand Prison as he waits to make a fresh application for his release.
Justice Jessie Lessit rejected the application, saying the court was yet to see the witness statements and documentary evidence to be used in the case to make a determination as to whether it was okay to free him on bond.
SAFETY
The judge said that it was early for the court to make a conclusive finding on issues raised by the prosecution, among them the security and the volatile situation in Migori County.