This archive report was first published on 24 September 2019.
The burial of Tob Cohen, a Dutch businessman found dead in Nairobi, has been postponed to Tuesday, September 24, 2019, due to a shortage of Jewish priests.
According to Jewish tradition, Cohen's burial required the presence of 10 priests and a Rabbi, but organizers were only able to secure eight priests.
The interment was rescheduled to Tuesday at 2:30 pm to allow planners to raise the required number of Jewish priests.
Earlier, a Nairobi court had issued orders allowing Cohen's estranged wife, Sarah Wairimu, to attend the burial, but her lawyer, Philip Murgor, is expected to seek a fresh order on Tuesday.
Wairimu, who is the prime suspect in her husband's murder, is currently remanded at the Lang'ata Women's Prison.
Cohen's sister, Gabrielle Van Straten, had returned to the Netherlands on Saturday due to personal reasons and will not be attending the burial.
Cohen, a 71-year-old tour and travel businessman, had lived in Kenya for 32 years before his death.
