This archive report was first published on 21 September 2019.
On September 20, 2019, Kirundi & Co Advocates opened the Will of slain Nairobi-based Dutch businessman Tob Cohen in the presence of his sister, brother, and lawyers.
The Will, which Cohen reportedly drafted in April 2019, shows that he shared his Sh700 million property among his sister, brother, nephew, and niece.
According to the Will, Cohen's sister Gabrielle Straten was bequeathed 50 percent of the Kitisuru home, while the remaining was shared out between Gabrielle's two children.
Gabrielle will also inherit all the shares held by Cohen in his companies, including a tour company called Cohen Tours, as well as Sh100 million in local and international banks.
Cohen's brother, Bernard, will get Sh50 million in a Dutch account.
Lawyer Kirundi confirmed that the Will had not leaked to anyone since it was sealed, dismissing allegations to the contrary.
However, Sarah Wairimu, Cohen's estranged wife and prime suspect in his murder, objected to the contents of the Will through her lawyer Philip Murgor, claiming it was tampered with.
Murgor vowed to challenge the Will in court, stating that Wairimu deserves to inherit the property of the deceased and promising to fight all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary.
Cohen went missing on July 19, 2019, and his body was found on July 13, 2019, in an underground water tank at his home in Kitisuru.
