This archive report was first published on 3 September 2019.
Kenyan authorities are investigating the disappearance of Dutch billionaire Tob Cohen, who has been missing for 40 days.
According to new revelations, Cohen's mobile phone may not have left Westlands in Nairobi on the day he disappeared, casting doubt on his estranged wife Sarah Wairimu's claim that he left the country.
Wairimu is currently being held by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for further questioning, with a court in Kiambu set to determine if she can be held for 14 days as requested by the State.
Police Inspector Maxwell Otieno, from the homicide unit of the DCI, told the court that preliminary investigations suggested Cohen may have been kidnapped.
"It's highly probable that Cohen might have been kidnapped from his residence and taken by the respondent to an unknown place where the kidnap may have turned to murder," Otieno argued.
Wairimu's lawyer, Philip Murgor, has denied any wrongdoing, stating that his client posted a YouTube video in response to allegations against her about her husband's disappearance.
Published on August 10, the video paints Cohen as a cruel man who abuses alcohol and substances.
Wairimu's lawyer claims that the video was made in response to allegations against her, and that she was overwhelmed by the media attention surrounding her husband's disappearance.
