This archive report was first published on 17 September 2019.
On September 16, 2019, Justice Jessie Lessit issued a ruling in the murder case of Dutch businessman Tob Cohen, barring the media from reporting on the ongoing investigations.
According to the judge, the Directorate of Criminal Investigation, Director of Public Prosecution, victims, and the defence should not address the media in the case, and the media should only report on what transpires in court.
"The media has also been barred from publishing investigations into the matter. So I don't expect any address from either part who are here," Justice Lessit stated.
As a result of the ruling, Cohen's wife, Sarah Wairimu, who is the main suspect in the case, will remain in police custody until September 26, when she is expected to take a plea.
Wairimu's lawyer, Philip Murgor, had earlier argued that his client was being prosecuted in the media by the DCI.
On July 20, 2019, Cohen was reported missing, and his body was later discovered by detectives in a septic tank within his home's compound in Nairobi.
Initial analysis of the body showed that Cohen was tortured and his hands were tied to the back before he was strangled.
