This archive report was first published on 19 September 2019.
On September 16, The Star published the contents of Tob Cohen's will, sparking a chain of events that led to Sarah Wairimu's lawyer, Philip Murgor, rejecting an invitation to witness the will's opening.
According to a letter by Murgor, Wairimu's client has instructed him to inform the lawyers representing Cohen's sister, Gabrielle Van Straten, that she does not wish to participate in any related process.
The letter, dated [undisclosed], states that the confidentiality of the document has been impugned, and that Wairimu's client wants the document's authenticity and legality confirmed through a judicial process in the High Court before it can be accepted.
Wairimu's decision comes after The Star reported that Cohen had given her sister his Sh400 million Kitisuru villa alongside other properties, at the time estranged to his wife, now accused of killing him.
Despite the agreement between the lawyers to have Cohen's body buried on Monday in a private ceremony at a Jewish cemetery in Nairobi, Wairimu's rejection of the invitation has added a new layer of complexity to the case.
Director of Public Prosecution and Director of Criminal Investigations have been asked to facilitate the compromised arrangement.
