This archive report was first published on 6 September 2019.
On September 6, 2019, the High Court reduced the detention time of Sarah Wairimu, the wife of missing tycoon Tob Cohen, from 12 to 10 days.
Judge Daniel Ogembo ruled that 10 days is sufficient for police to complete their investigation.
Ms Wairimu's lawyer, Cecil Miller, argued that her continued detention for 12 days was a violation of her rights and that the lower court had misdirected itself.
Mr Miller pointed out that the police had not yet preferred any charge against Ms Wairimu and that she was not a flight risk.
Ms Wairimu is being held on suspicion of being involved in her husband's disappearance and the plot to have him killed.
Her husband, Tob Cohen, was reported missing on July 19, and preliminary investigations had established that Ms Wairimu coached some witnesses to give false testimony on his movements.
