This archive report was first published on 16 September 2019.
On September 16, 2019, a Nairobi court ordered Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, the prime suspect in the murder of her husband Tob Cohen, to remain in police custody until September 26, 2019, when she will be arraigned for plea taking in the case.
Justice Jessy Lesiit directed that a mental assessment be done on Sarah within seven days, and the postmortem on the body of the deceased will be conducted on Tuesday in the presence of Sarah's doctors as well as those of the victim.
The court also gagged lawyers representing Sarah, Cohen's family, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and his investigating team from prosecuting the matter in the media, and ordered the media not to report on investigations in the case.
State Counsel Nicholas Mutuku assured the court that the prosecution will disclose all the evidence it has once Sarah answers to the charge of murder.
Philip Murgor, Sarah's lawyer, accused the prosecution of detaining his client for over 20 days, saying it only has a charge sheet with no evidence attached to it.
